--- title: "Free Food crossword with answer key" description: "A free printable food crossword for children, with clues and an answer key. Solve pizza, pasta, bread and other favourite meals, then print two pages." source: "https://www.oncebooks.com/crossword/food" --- 1. [Home](https://www.oncebooks.com/) 2. [Crossword](https://www.oncebooks.com/crossword) 3. Food Free printable # Food crossword From a slice of pizza to a bowl of soup, food brings everyone to the table. This crossword gathers meals and snacks from around the world for children to name from their clues. A friendly pick for a rainy afternoon at home. PuzzleDesign Puzzle title Clues (one per line, as ANSWER: clue)BREAD: Baked food made from flour, cut into slices CHEESE: Dairy food made from milk, often on pizza PIZZA: Round Italian dish with a topping and cheese PASTA: Italian food such as spaghetti or penne RICE: Small white grains served with curry SOUP: Warm liquid meal eaten with a spoon SALAD: Cold bowl of leaves and raw vegetables BURGER: Patty in a bun, often with chips NOODLES: Long thin strips slurped from a bowl PANCAKE: Flat cake flipped in a pan CURRY: Spiced dish often served with rice EGG: Breakfast food you can boil or fry TOAST: Bread browned under the grill SUSHI: Japanese rice rolled with fish or vegetables Difficulty EasyMediumHardExtremeEvil Harder grades use longer answers and give fewer crossing letters. Grid size Smaller grids print larger. 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Hide the preview - Food Crossword Medium Across 2 Italian food such as spaghetti or penne 3 Japanese rice rolled with fish or vegetables 6 Flat cake flipped in a pan 9 Baked food made from flour, cut into slices 11 Patty in a bun, often with chips Down 1 Bread browned under the grill 2 Round Italian dish with a topping and cheese 3 Warm liquid meal eaten with a spoon 4 Dairy food made from milk, often on pizza 5 Cold bowl of leaves and raw vegetables 7 Long thin strips slurped from a bowl 8 Spiced dish often served with rice 10 Small white grains served with curry 1 Puzzle - Food Crossword · Answers Medium · Solution Across 2 Italian food such as spaghetti or penne 3 Japanese rice rolled with fish or vegetables 6 Flat cake flipped in a pan 9 Baked food made from flour, cut into slices 11 Patty in a bun, often with chips Down 1 Bread browned under the grill 2 Round Italian dish with a topping and cheese 3 Warm liquid meal eaten with a spoon 4 Dairy food made from milk, often on pizza 5 Cold bowl of leaves and raw vegetables 7 Long thin strips slurped from a bowl 8 Spiced dish often served with rice 10 Small white grains served with curry 2 Answer key Generate puzzlePrint / save PDF ## Clues in this food 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. Baked food made from flour, cut into slices (5 letters) 2. Dairy food made from milk, often on pizza (6 letters) 3. Round Italian dish with a topping and cheese (5 letters) 4. Italian food such as spaghetti or penne (5 letters) 5. Small white grains served with curry (4 letters) 6. Warm liquid meal eaten with a spoon (4 letters) 7. Cold bowl of leaves and raw vegetables (5 letters) 8. Patty in a bun, often with chips (6 letters) 9. Long thin strips slurped from a bowl (7 letters) 10. Flat cake flipped in a pan (7 letters) 11. Spiced dish often served with rice (5 letters) 12. Breakfast food you can boil or fry (3 letters) 13. Bread browned under the grill (5 letters) 14. Japanese rice rolled with fish or vegetables (5 letters) ## Food by letter count Stuck on a crossword clue? Here are food grouped by how many letters they have, so you can match the answer to the squares. | Letters | Food | | --- | --- | | 3 letters | Egg, Ham, Jam, Pie, Pea | | 4 letters | Rice, Soup, Fish, Cake, Taco, Stew, Tart, Bean | | 5 letters | Bread, Pizza, Pasta, Salad, Sushi, Curry, Toast, Honey, Chips | | 6 letters | Cheese, Burger, Muffin, Waffle, Pepper | | 7 letters | Noodles, Pancake, Sausage, Lasagne, Pudding, Custard, Yoghurt | | 8 letters | Sandwich, Dumpling, Omelette, Porridge | ## Making a whole food book? This page makes one food 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) - [Fruits](https://www.oncebooks.com/crossword/fruits) [See every crossword theme](https://www.oncebooks.com/crossword) ## Questions **What is a 5-letter food?** Bread, pizza, pasta, salad, sushi and toast are five-letter foods. **What is a 6-letter food?** Cheese, burger, muffin, waffle and pepper each have six letters. **What is a 7-letter food?** Noodles, pancake, sausage, lasagne and pudding are seven-letter foods. **Is this food crossword free to print?** Yes. Generate the food 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 food 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 food 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.