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Pancake Day crossword

Pancake Day is the one day a year made for flipping and eating pancakes. This crossword gathers the words of the day for children to solve. A tasty pick for Shrove Tuesday.

Harder grades use longer answers and give fewer crossing letters.

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2 answers did not fit this grid and were left out: LEMON, RACE. 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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How to solve a crossword

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

The method

  1. 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.
  2. 2Count the squares. The run of white squares after the number tells you how many letters the answer has.
  3. 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.
  4. 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 pancake day 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.

  1. Thin flat treat you flip in a pan (7 letters)
  2. To turn the pancake over in the air (4 letters)
  3. The runny mix you pour in the pan (6 letters)
  4. Squeezed over a pancake with sugar (5 letters)
  5. Sweet white topping dusted over a pancake (5 letters)
  6. Golden topping poured over a pancake (5 letters)
  7. Cooking the pancake in a hot pan (6 letters)
  8. To flip a pancake high in the air (4 letters)
  9. White powder used to make the batter (5 letters)
  10. The Tuesday that Pancake Day falls on (6 letters)
  11. You whisk them into the batter (4 letters)
  12. Poured into the batter mix (4 letters)
  13. A run while flipping a pancake (4 letters)
  14. You cook the pancake in it (3 letters)

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Yes. Generate the pancake day 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 pancake day 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.
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