Christmas Crossword Puzzles

Our Christmas crossword puzzles capture everything that makes the holiday season fun: Santa and his reindeer, decorations, carols, treats, and beloved characters like Frosty and the Grinch. Each puzzle is built around words the whole family recognizes, so even young solvers can join in while Grandma shows off her vocabulary. Every Christmas crossword on this page comes as a free printable with a separate answer key, which makes them perfect for holiday parties, classroom activities on the last day of term, church groups, or a quiet December morning at the kitchen table.

Choose an easy 9x9 grid for early readers or an 11x11 medium puzzle when you want a little more of a challenge. Print on regular paper, hand out pencils, and let the holiday wordplay begin. A few practical tips from solvers: print a double-sided copy so the answer key rides along on the back, keep a stack in the activity drawer for snow days, and slide one into a card for grandparents who like a slower morning puzzle. Teachers tell us the themed grids make a calm, festive station for the week before winter break, when attention has already left for the holidays. New puzzles are added to the collection each season, so bookmark this page and check back before the decorations go up next year.