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title: "Free Colours crossword with answer key"
description: "A free printable colours crossword for children, with clues and answers. Solve red, blue, green, yellow and more, then print two pages."
source: "https://www.oncebooks.com/crossword/colours"
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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.

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Puzzle title

Clues (one per line, as ANSWER: clue)RED: Colour of a ripe tomato BLUE: Colour of a clear sky GREEN: Colour of fresh grass YELLOW: Colour of the sun and a lemon ORANGE: Colour named after a fruit PURPLE: Colour you mix from red and blue PINK: Pale shade of red BROWN: Colour of soil and chocolate BLACK: Colour of the night sky WHITE: Colour of fresh snow VIOLET: Bluish-purple colour and a flower SILVER: Shiny grey colour of a coin GOLDEN: Shining yellow colour of treasure SCARLET: Bright, deep red colour

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

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ClassicBoldSoftShadedNavyIndigoSkyTealEmeraldForestPlumBerryCrimsonEmberAmberCocoa

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Clean drops the title band and footer, leaving the grid.

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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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- 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

  1

  Puzzle
- 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

  2

  Answer key

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## 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.

1. Colour of a ripe tomato (3 letters)
2. Colour of a clear sky (4 letters)
3. Colour of fresh grass (5 letters)
4. Colour of the sun and a lemon (6 letters)
5. Colour named after a fruit (6 letters)
6. Colour you mix from red and blue (6 letters)
7. Pale shade of red (4 letters)
8. Colour of soil and chocolate (5 letters)
9. Colour of the night sky (5 letters)
10. Colour of fresh snow (5 letters)
11. Bluish-purple colour and a flower (6 letters)
12. Shiny grey colour of a coin (6 letters)
13. Shining yellow colour of treasure (6 letters)
14. 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.

| 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?

This page makes one colours 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

**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.