Halloween Crossword Puzzle Printable
A no-prep Halloween crossword for October morning work, class parties, early finishers or a rainy afternoon at home. The 13 clues use simple fall and Halloween words like pumpkin, skeleton, cauldron and scarecrow, and none of them are gory or too scary, so it suits roughly grades 2–5.
The word bank is turned on so younger solvers can match words to clues; uncheck it to make the puzzle harder. Press “New layout” for a different grid, and the answer key prints on page two. You can also edit any word or clue before printing, for example to swap in your class spelling words.
Start from a set:
Your words and clues (13/30)
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Tip: press Enter to jump to the next box.
✓ 13 of 13 words fit in the puzzle.
Halloween Crossword
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Across
- Clothes you wear to dress up as someone or something else (7)
- A storybook character who rides a broomstick (5)
- A straw figure that stands in a field to keep birds away from crops (9)
- A bird that hoots and hunts at night (3)
- Orange squash that gets carved into a jack-o’-lantern (7)
- The month when Halloween is celebrated (7)
- A flying mammal that is active at night (3)
Down
- An animal with eight legs that spins a web (6)
- Sweet treats collected while trick-or-treating (5)
- It shines in the night sky and can look full and round (4)
- All the bones inside your body, put together (8)
- A big black pot for stirring up a magic potion (8)
- A spooky spirit often drawn as a white sheet (5)
Word bank
- BAT
- CANDY
- CAULDRON
- COSTUME
- GHOST
- MOON
- OCTOBER
- OWL
- PUMPKIN
- SCARECROW
- SKELETON
- SPIDER
- WITCH
Halloween Crossword — Answer Key
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Across
- COSTUME
- WITCH
- SCARECROW
- OWL
- PUMPKIN
- OCTOBER
- BAT
Down
- SPIDER
- CANDY
- MOON
- SKELETON
- CAULDRON
- GHOST
Teaching tips
- For grades 1–2, keep the word bank and solve the first two clues together as a class.
- Turn off the word bank and set a timer for a quick Halloween challenge with older students.
- Pair it with the Halloween word search for a two-page party packet.
- Have students write their own Halloween clue for a word that isn’t in the puzzle, like broom or lantern, then swap with a partner.
Want different settings? Use the Crossword Puzzle Maker.
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