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title: "Free School crossword with answer key"
description: "A free printable school crossword for children, with clues and answers. Solve pencils, books, teachers and other classroom words, then print two pages."
source: "https://www.oncebooks.com/crossword/school"
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# School crossword

School days are full of books, pencils and new things to learn. This crossword gathers the objects children see in the classroom every day. A friendly pick for the start of a new term.

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Clues (one per line, as ANSWER: clue)PENCIL: You write with it and rub it out BOOK: Pages of a story bound together TEACHER: The grown-up who leads the class DESK: Table you work at in class RULER: Straight tool for measuring and lines ERASER: You use it to rub out mistakes CRAYON: Waxy stick you colour with HOMEWORK: School tasks you do at home LIBRARY: Room full of books to borrow SCISSORS: Tool with two blades for cutting paper GLUE: Sticky stuff for joining paper CHALK: White stick for writing on a board BACKPACK: Bag you carry your books to school in STUDENT: Another word for a pupil

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3 answers did not fit this grid and were left out: CHALK, GLUE, DESK. Try a larger grid or an easier grade.

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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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- School Crossword Medium

  Across

  2 Another word for a pupil

  3 You write with it and rub it out

  6 Bag you carry your books to school in

  8 The grown-up who leads the class

  9 School tasks you do at home

  10 You use it to rub out mistakes

  Down

  1 Straight tool for measuring and lines

  4 Room full of books to borrow

  5 Tool with two blades for cutting paper

  6 Pages of a story bound together

  7 Waxy stick you colour with

  1

  Puzzle
- School Crossword · Answers Medium · Solution

  Across

  2 Another word for a pupil

  3 You write with it and rub it out

  6 Bag you carry your books to school in

  8 The grown-up who leads the class

  9 School tasks you do at home

  10 You use it to rub out mistakes

  Down

  1 Straight tool for measuring and lines

  4 Room full of books to borrow

  5 Tool with two blades for cutting paper

  6 Pages of a story bound together

  7 Waxy stick you colour with

  2

  Answer key

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## Clues in this school 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. You write with it and rub it out (6 letters)
2. Pages of a story bound together (4 letters)
3. The grown-up who leads the class (7 letters)
4. Table you work at in class (4 letters)
5. Straight tool for measuring and lines (5 letters)
6. You use it to rub out mistakes (6 letters)
7. Waxy stick you colour with (6 letters)
8. School tasks you do at home (8 letters)
9. Room full of books to borrow (7 letters)
10. Tool with two blades for cutting paper (8 letters)
11. Sticky stuff for joining paper (4 letters)
12. White stick for writing on a board (5 letters)
13. Bag you carry your books to school in (8 letters)
14. Another word for a pupil (7 letters)

## Making a whole school book?

This page makes one school 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 school crossword free to print?**

Yes. Generate the school 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 school 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 school 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.
