What is a 4-letter colour?

Blue, pink, gold, grey, lime, rose, teal and plum are all four-letter colours.

What is a 6-letter colour?

Yellow, orange, purple, violet, silver, golden, maroon and indigo each have six letters.

What is a 7-letter colour?

Scarlet, crimson, magenta, fuchsia, emerald and apricot are seven-letter colours.

Is this colours crossword free to print?

Yes. Generate the colours puzzle above, with its 14 clues and a full answer key, and print it at no cost and with no sign-up. It is free for classroom, home and personal use.

Can I change the colours clues?

Yes. The generator is pre-filled with a themed clue list, but you can edit any clue, add your own, or change the title and generate a fresh grid. It runs entirely in your browser.

Can I make a colours crossword book to sell on KDP?

Yes. The free tool makes one puzzle. Publisher Studio drafts a clue bank with AI and generates hundreds of graded puzzles at any KDP trim, as a print-ready 300 DPI interior and answer-key PDF, so you can publish a themed book.

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Colours crossword

Colours are all around us, from a red bus to a blue sky. This crossword gathers the colours of the rainbow and more for children to solve. A bright pick for the youngest spellers.

Puzzle title

Clues (one per line, as ANSWER: clue)

Difficulty

Harder grades use longer answers and give fewer crossing letters.

Grid size

Smaller grids print larger.

4 answers did not fit this grid and were left out: GOLDEN, YELLOW, BLACK, BLUE. Try a larger grid or an easier grade.

Two pages: the puzzle with its numbered clues, and a full answer key with the grid filled in. The answers interlock across and down, sized for clean large-print printing.

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Colours Crossword Medium

Across
2 Pale shade of red
5 Bright, deep red colour
7 Colour of fresh grass
8 Colour you mix from red and blue
9 Colour of fresh snow
Down
1 Bluish-purple colour and a flower
3 Colour named after a fruit
4 Shiny grey colour of a coin
6 Colour of soil and chocolate

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Colours Crossword · Answers Medium · Solution

Across
2 Pale shade of red
5 Bright, deep red colour
7 Colour of fresh grass
8 Colour you mix from red and blue
9 Colour of fresh snow
Down
1 Bluish-purple colour and a flower
3 Colour named after a fruit
4 Shiny grey colour of a coin
6 Colour of soil and chocolate

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How to solve a crossword

Fill the white squares so every numbered clue reads across or down.

The method

1Read the clue and its number. Each number in the grid starts an answer going across or down. Find the clue with that number and direction.
2Count the squares. The run of white squares after the number tells you how many letters the answer has.
3Write the answers you are sure of first. Start with the clues you know. Each answer you fill hands letters to the clues that cross it.
4Use the crossing letters. A shared letter from an answer you have placed narrows a crossing clue, often to a single word.

The one rule: Every white square belongs to an across answer and a down answer, and the two must agree on their shared letter.
What the answer page shows: The completed grid is printed at the back.
How the grades differ: Easier puzzles use common words and plain clues; harder ones use trickier wording and longer answers.
Good for: Word lovers, from a gentle themed puzzle to a classic challenge.

Clues in this colours crossword

The 14 clues below fill the grid above. Each answer length is shown to help younger solvers; the full answer key prints on the second page.

Colour of a ripe tomato (3 letters)
Colour of a clear sky (4 letters)
Colour of fresh grass (5 letters)
Colour of the sun and a lemon (6 letters)
Colour named after a fruit (6 letters)
Colour you mix from red and blue (6 letters)
Pale shade of red (4 letters)
Colour of soil and chocolate (5 letters)
Colour of the night sky (5 letters)
Colour of fresh snow (5 letters)
Bluish-purple colour and a flower (6 letters)
Shiny grey colour of a coin (6 letters)
Shining yellow colour of treasure (6 letters)
Bright, deep red colour (7 letters)

Colours by letter count

Stuck on a crossword clue? Here are colours grouped by how many letters they have, so you can match the answer to the squares.

Colours grouped by the number of letters in each answer
Letters	Colours
3 letters	Red, Tan
4 letters	Blue, Pink, Gold, Grey, Lime, Rose, Teal, Plum
5 letters	Green, Brown, Black, White, Ivory, Amber, Coral, Beige, Olive
6 letters	Yellow, Orange, Purple, Violet, Silver, Golden, Maroon, Indigo
7 letters	Scarlet, Crimson, Magenta, Fuchsia, Emerald, Apricot
8 letters	Lavender, Burgundy, Mulberry
9 letters	Turquoise

Making a whole colours book?

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Questions

What is a 4-letter colour?: Blue, pink, gold, grey, lime, rose, teal and plum are all four-letter colours.
What is a 6-letter colour?: Yellow, orange, purple, violet, silver, golden, maroon and indigo each have six letters.
What is a 7-letter colour?: Scarlet, crimson, magenta, fuchsia, emerald and apricot are seven-letter colours.
Is this colours crossword free to print?: Yes. Generate the colours puzzle above, with its 14 clues and a full answer key, and print it at no cost and with no sign-up. It is free for classroom, home and personal use.
Can I change the colours clues?: Yes. The generator is pre-filled with a themed clue list, but you can edit any clue, add your own, or change the title and generate a fresh grid. It runs entirely in your browser.
Can I make a colours crossword book to sell on KDP?: Yes. The free tool makes one puzzle. Publisher Studio drafts a clue bank with AI and generates hundreds of graded puzzles at any KDP trim, as a print-ready 300 DPI interior and answer-key PDF, so you can publish a themed book.