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title: "Free Christmas crossword with answer key"
description: "A free printable Christmas crossword for children, with clues and answers. Solve Santa, reindeer, presents and other festive words, then print two pages."
source: "https://www.oncebooks.com/crossword/christmas"
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# Christmas crossword

Christmas brings twinkling lights, wrapped presents and a visit from Father Christmas. This crossword gathers the words of the festive season for children to solve. A merry way to count down to the big day.

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Clues (one per line, as ANSWER: clue)SANTA: He brings presents down the chimney REINDEER: Animal that pulls the sleigh SLEIGH: Santa rides through the sky in it PRESENT: A wrapped gift under the tree STOCKING: Sock hung up for small gifts SNOWMAN: Figure built from rolled snow TINSEL: Shiny strands draped on the tree HOLLY: Prickly green plant with red berries WREATH: Round decoration for the front door CAROL: A Christmas song CHIMNEY: Santa climbs down it STAR: Shape that tops the Christmas tree ELF: One of Santa&#x27;s toy-making helpers GIFT: Another word for a present

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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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- Christmas Crossword Medium

  Across

  2 Santa rides through the sky in it

  4 Figure built from rolled snow

  6 A Christmas song

  8 Sock hung up for small gifts

  10 A wrapped gift under the tree

  11 Shape that tops the Christmas tree

  Down

  1 Shiny strands draped on the tree

  2 He brings presents down the chimney

  3 Prickly green plant with red berries

  5 Round decoration for the front door

  7 Animal that pulls the sleigh

  9 Another word for a present

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  Puzzle
- Christmas Crossword · Answers Medium · Solution

  Across

  2 Santa rides through the sky in it

  4 Figure built from rolled snow

  6 A Christmas song

  8 Sock hung up for small gifts

  10 A wrapped gift under the tree

  11 Shape that tops the Christmas tree

  Down

  1 Shiny strands draped on the tree

  2 He brings presents down the chimney

  3 Prickly green plant with red berries

  5 Round decoration for the front door

  7 Animal that pulls the sleigh

  9 Another word for a present

  2

  Answer key

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## Clues in this christmas 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. He brings presents down the chimney (5 letters)
2. Animal that pulls the sleigh (8 letters)
3. Santa rides through the sky in it (6 letters)
4. A wrapped gift under the tree (7 letters)
5. Sock hung up for small gifts (8 letters)
6. Figure built from rolled snow (7 letters)
7. Shiny strands draped on the tree (6 letters)
8. Prickly green plant with red berries (5 letters)
9. Round decoration for the front door (6 letters)
10. A Christmas song (5 letters)
11. Santa climbs down it (7 letters)
12. Shape that tops the Christmas tree (4 letters)
13. One of Santa's toy-making helpers (3 letters)
14. Another word for a present (4 letters)

## Making a whole christmas book?

This page makes one christmas puzzle. To publish a themed book on Amazon KDP, the [KDP crossword maker](https://www.oncebooks.com/kdp-crossword-maker) drafts a clue bank and generates hundreds of graded puzzles at any trim, as a print-ready 300 DPI interior and answer-key PDF. Generate once, export unlimited sizes.

## More crossword themes

- [Animals](https://www.oncebooks.com/crossword/animals)
- [Ocean Animals](https://www.oncebooks.com/crossword/ocean-animals)
- [Space](https://www.oncebooks.com/crossword/space)
- [Dinosaurs](https://www.oncebooks.com/crossword/dinosaurs)
- [Birds](https://www.oncebooks.com/crossword/birds)
- [Food](https://www.oncebooks.com/crossword/food)

[See every crossword theme](https://www.oncebooks.com/crossword)

## Questions

**Is this christmas crossword free to print?**

Yes. Generate the christmas 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 christmas 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 christmas 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.
