--- title: "Free Space crossword with answer key" description: "A free printable space crossword for children, with clues and answers. Solve planets, comets, rockets and stars, then print two clean pages." source: "https://www.oncebooks.com/crossword/space" --- 1. [Home](https://www.oncebooks.com/) 2. [Crossword](https://www.oncebooks.com/crossword) 3. Space Free printable # Space crossword Blast off on a journey through the solar system. This crossword gathers planets, rockets and far away galaxies for young stargazers to solve. It is a lovely way to spark curiosity about the night sky. PuzzleDesign Puzzle title Clues (one per line, as ANSWER: clue)PLANET: A world that orbits the sun, like Earth GALAXY: A huge group of billions of stars COMET: Icy space traveller with a glowing tail ROCKET: Ship that blasts off into space SATURN: The planet famous for its rings JUPITER: The biggest planet in the solar system MARS: The red planet VENUS: The hottest planet, second from the sun EARTH: The planet we live on MOON: It orbits Earth and glows at night STAR: A burning ball of gas that twinkles ORBIT: The path one object takes around another NEPTUNE: The furthest planet from the sun ASTEROID: A rocky lump that circles the sun Difficulty EasyMediumHardExtremeEvil Harder grades use longer answers and give fewer crossing letters. Grid size Smaller grids print larger. 5 answers did not fit this grid and were left out: COMET, VENUS, MOON, STAR, MARS. Try a larger grid or an easier grade. Theme ClassicBoldSoftShadedNavyIndigoSkyTealEmeraldForestPlumBerryCrimsonEmberAmberCocoa **Customise colours** Block squares Cell borders Frame Cell fill Letters & numbers Page background Style StandardClean Clean drops the title band and footer, leaving the grid. Generate puzzlePrint / save PDF 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. ## Want the whole book? This makes one puzzle. Sign up to build a full crossword book for Amazon KDP: describe a theme and the studio drafts an answer bank into hundreds of puzzles, as print-ready PDFs. We carry your title into the studio. 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Hide the preview - Space Crossword Medium Across 4 A world that orbits the sun, like Earth 6 A rocky lump that circles the sun 8 The planet we live on 9 The planet famous for its rings Down 1 A huge group of billions of stars 2 The furthest planet from the sun 3 The biggest planet in the solar system 5 The path one object takes around another 7 Ship that blasts off into space 1 Puzzle - Space Crossword · Answers Medium · Solution Across 4 A world that orbits the sun, like Earth 6 A rocky lump that circles the sun 8 The planet we live on 9 The planet famous for its rings Down 1 A huge group of billions of stars 2 The furthest planet from the sun 3 The biggest planet in the solar system 5 The path one object takes around another 7 Ship that blasts off into space 2 Answer key Generate puzzlePrint / save PDF ## Clues in this space 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. A world that orbits the sun, like Earth (6 letters) 2. A huge group of billions of stars (6 letters) 3. Icy space traveller with a glowing tail (5 letters) 4. Ship that blasts off into space (6 letters) 5. The planet famous for its rings (6 letters) 6. The biggest planet in the solar system (7 letters) 7. The red planet (4 letters) 8. The hottest planet, second from the sun (5 letters) 9. The planet we live on (5 letters) 10. It orbits Earth and glows at night (4 letters) 11. A burning ball of gas that twinkles (4 letters) 12. The path one object takes around another (5 letters) 13. The furthest planet from the sun (7 letters) 14. A rocky lump that circles the sun (8 letters) ## Space by letter count Stuck on a crossword clue? Here are space grouped by how many letters they have, so you can match the answer to the squares. | Letters | Space | | --- | --- | | 4 letters | Mars, Moon, Star | | 5 letters | Earth, Venus, Comet, Orbit, Pluto, Solar, Lunar | | 6 letters | Planet, Galaxy, Rocket, Saturn, Uranus, Meteor, Nebula | | 7 letters | Jupiter, Neptune, Mercury, Eclipse, Stellar | | 8 letters | Asteroid | | 9 letters | Satellite, Telescope, Spaceship, Meteorite, Astronaut, Supernova | ## Making a whole space book? This page makes one space 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) - [Dinosaurs](https://www.oncebooks.com/crossword/dinosaurs) - [Birds](https://www.oncebooks.com/crossword/birds) - [Food](https://www.oncebooks.com/crossword/food) - [Fruits](https://www.oncebooks.com/crossword/fruits) [See every crossword theme](https://www.oncebooks.com/crossword) ## Questions **What is a 7-letter planet?** Jupiter, Neptune and Mercury are seven-letter planets. **What is a 6-letter planet?** Saturn and Uranus are six-letter planets; other space words with six letters include galaxy, rocket, meteor and nebula. **What is a 9-letter space word?** Satellite, telescope, spaceship, meteorite and astronaut each have nine letters. **Is this space crossword free to print?** Yes. Generate the space 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 space 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 space 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.