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title: "Free Thanksgiving crossword with answer key"
description: "A free printable Thanksgiving crossword for children, with clues and answers. Solve turkey, pumpkin, harvest and more, then print two pages."
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# Thanksgiving crossword

Thanksgiving is a time to gather with family and give thanks for the harvest. This crossword gathers the words of the autumn feast for children to solve. A warm pick for the last week of November.

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Clues (one per line, as ANSWER: clue)TURKEY: The big bird at the Thanksgiving feast PUMPKIN: Orange gourd made into a pie HARVEST: Gathering the crops in autumn FAMILY: Everyone who gathers for the meal FEAST: A big special meal AUTUMN: The season of Thanksgiving CORN: Yellow crop on a cob GRAVY: Brown sauce poured over the turkey GRATEFUL: Feeling thankful for what you have SQUASH: Round autumn vegetable like a pumpkin PARADE: A procession through the streets MAIZE: Another word for sweetcorn FEATHER: A turkey is covered in them PIE: Pudding with a pastry crust

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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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- Thanksgiving Crossword Medium

  Across

  2 Round autumn vegetable like a pumpkin

  4 The season of Thanksgiving

  8 Feeling thankful for what you have

  10 The big bird at the Thanksgiving feast

  11 Another word for sweetcorn

  Down

  1 Yellow crop on a cob

  3 Gathering the crops in autumn

  5 A turkey is covered in them

  6 A big special meal

  7 Orange gourd made into a pie

  9 Brown sauce poured over the turkey

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- Thanksgiving Crossword · Answers Medium · Solution

  Across

  2 Round autumn vegetable like a pumpkin

  4 The season of Thanksgiving

  8 Feeling thankful for what you have

  10 The big bird at the Thanksgiving feast

  11 Another word for sweetcorn

  Down

  1 Yellow crop on a cob

  3 Gathering the crops in autumn

  5 A turkey is covered in them

  6 A big special meal

  7 Orange gourd made into a pie

  9 Brown sauce poured over the turkey

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  Answer key

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## Clues in this thanksgiving 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. The big bird at the Thanksgiving feast (6 letters)
2. Orange gourd made into a pie (7 letters)
3. Gathering the crops in autumn (7 letters)
4. Everyone who gathers for the meal (6 letters)
5. A big special meal (5 letters)
6. The season of Thanksgiving (6 letters)
7. Yellow crop on a cob (4 letters)
8. Brown sauce poured over the turkey (5 letters)
9. Feeling thankful for what you have (8 letters)
10. Round autumn vegetable like a pumpkin (6 letters)
11. A procession through the streets (6 letters)
12. Another word for sweetcorn (5 letters)
13. A turkey is covered in them (7 letters)
14. Pudding with a pastry crust (3 letters)

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## More crossword themes

- [Animals](https://www.oncebooks.com/crossword/animals)
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- [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 thanksgiving crossword free to print?**

Yes. Generate the thanksgiving 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 thanksgiving 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 thanksgiving 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.
