Countries crossword
The world is a big place, made up of countries with their own flags, foods and stories. This crossword gathers nations from every continent for young explorers to solve. A gentle first step into geography.
Harder grades use longer answers and give fewer crossing letters.
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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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The puzzle and its answer key, as they print.
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 countries 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.
- European country whose capital is Paris (6 letters)
- Largest country in South America (6 letters)
- North American country with a maple leaf flag (6 letters)
- Island country known for cherry blossom (5 letters)
- African country famous for the pyramids (5 letters)
- Country home to the Taj Mahal (5 letters)
- Country with the Great Wall (5 letters)
- European country whose capital is Madrid (5 letters)
- Boot-shaped country famous for pasta (5 letters)
- Country south of the United States (6 letters)
- African country known for safaris (5 letters)
- Country of ancient myths and islands (6 letters)
- Northern country famous for fjords (6 letters)
- South American home of Machu Picchu (4 letters)
Countries by letter count
Stuck on a crossword clue? Here are countries grouped by how many letters they have, so you can match the answer to the squares.
| Letters | Countries |
|---|---|
| 4 letters | Chad, Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Peru, Mali, Fiji, Laos, Oman |
| 5 letters | India, China, Spain, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Egypt, Chile, Nepal |
| 6 letters | France, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Greece, Norway, Sweden, Poland |
| 7 letters | Germany, Ireland, Austria, Finland, Iceland, Jamaica, Morocco, Denmark |
| 8 letters | Thailand, Portugal, Scotland, Pakistan, Tanzania, Colombia, Malaysia |
| 9 letters | Argentina, Australia, Indonesia, Singapore, Nicaragua, Venezuela |
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Questions
- What is a 5-letter country?
- India, China, Spain, Italy, Japan, Kenya and Egypt are five-letter countries.
- What is a 6-letter country?
- France, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Greece and Norway each have six letters.
- What is a 7-letter country?
- Germany, Ireland, Austria, Finland, Jamaica and Morocco are seven-letter countries.
- Is this countries crossword free to print?
- Yes. Generate the countries 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 countries 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 countries 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.