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title: "Free Lunar New Year crossword with answer key"
description: "A free printable Lunar New Year crossword for children, with clues and answers. Solve dragon, lantern, zodiac and more, then print two pages."
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# Lunar New Year crossword

Lunar New Year welcomes the spring with dragons, lanterns and the colour red. This crossword gathers the words of the celebration for children to solve. A lively pick for a lesson about festivals.

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Clues (one per line, as ANSWER: clue)LANTERN: Red paper light hung for the festival DRAGON: Long creature danced through the streets DANCE: The lion and dragon do it in the parade RED: The lucky colour of the festival FIREWORKS: Bright bangs to scare off bad luck LUCKY: What the colour red is said to be ENVELOPE: A red one holds a money gift ZODIAC: The twelve animals of the years PARADE: A procession with drums and dancers FAMILY: Everyone who gathers for the reunion meal FEAST: A big dinner to welcome the new year SPRING: The festival is also called this MONEY: Given to children in a red envelope GIFTS: Presents exchanged with loved ones

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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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- Lunar New Year Crossword Medium

  Across

  2 The twelve animals of the years

  4 Red paper light hung for the festival

  6 Bright bangs to scare off bad luck

  8 Long creature danced through the streets

  9 Everyone who gathers for the reunion meal

  10 A procession with drums and dancers

  Down

  1 The lion and dragon do it in the parade

  3 A red one holds a money gift

  5 Given to children in a red envelope

  7 The festival is also called this

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- Lunar New Year Crossword · Answers Medium · Solution

  Across

  2 The twelve animals of the years

  4 Red paper light hung for the festival

  6 Bright bangs to scare off bad luck

  8 Long creature danced through the streets

  9 Everyone who gathers for the reunion meal

  10 A procession with drums and dancers

  Down

  1 The lion and dragon do it in the parade

  3 A red one holds a money gift

  5 Given to children in a red envelope

  7 The festival is also called this

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  Answer key

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## Clues in this lunar new year 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. Red paper light hung for the festival (7 letters)
2. Long creature danced through the streets (6 letters)
3. The lion and dragon do it in the parade (5 letters)
4. The lucky colour of the festival (3 letters)
5. Bright bangs to scare off bad luck (9 letters)
6. What the colour red is said to be (5 letters)
7. A red one holds a money gift (8 letters)
8. The twelve animals of the years (6 letters)
9. A procession with drums and dancers (6 letters)
10. Everyone who gathers for the reunion meal (6 letters)
11. A big dinner to welcome the new year (5 letters)
12. The festival is also called this (6 letters)
13. Given to children in a red envelope (5 letters)
14. Presents exchanged with loved ones (5 letters)

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## 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 lunar new year crossword free to print?**

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**Can I change the lunar new year 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 lunar new year 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.
