History Crossword Puzzles: Free Printable and Online

Explore the vast tapestry of human events, from ancient civilizations to modern eras, through challenging crossword clues. History crosswords offer a captivating journey through time, testing your knowledge of significant figures, movements, and milestones.

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history

Easy · 7×7 · 7 words
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  1. 2. A person who is the legal property of another.
  2. 5. A group of nations ruled by a single supreme authority.
  3. 6. Small metal discs used as currency.

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  1. 1. A traditional story sometimes regarded as historical but not proven.
  2. 2. A large boat used for long voyages.
  3. 3. A long and distinct period of history.
  4. 4. A circular headpiece worn by a monarch.

history of Scotland

Medium · 11×11 · 14 words
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  1. 3. Latin name for the Gaelic raiders from Ireland
  2. 4. A deep lake often found in the Highlands
  3. 5. Robert who secured independence at Bannockburn
  4. 7. National poet who wrote in the Scots language
  5. 8. Largest city known for its industrial and shipbuilding past
  6. 10. Norse raider who settled in the northern isles
  7. 13. The Granite City known as the oil capital of Europe

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  1. 1. Ancient kingdom located between two major firths
  2. 2. Ancient site where monarchs were once crowned
  3. 6. Site of the final pitched battle on British soil in 1746
  4. 7. Woodwind instrument using enclosed reeds and a reservoir
  5. 9. Kinship group sharing a common ancestor and surname
  6. 11. Small island known as the cradle of Christianity
  7. 12. Narrow valley often carved by glacial activity

history

Easy · 5×5 · 4 words
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  1. 3. A group of families with a common ancestor
  2. 4. A long and bitter quarrel between families or groups

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  1. 1. A curved structure that supports weight over an opening
  2. 2. A story passed down through generations

General Knowledge

Medium · 11×11 · 15 words
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  1. 4. The Egyptian city home to the Great Sphinx
  2. 5. The former currency of Italy before the Euro
  3. 7. The highest singing voice type for women
  4. 11. An egg-laying mammal native to Australia
  5. 13. The apex predator also known as the killer whale
  6. 14. The scientist who formulated the laws of motion
  7. 15. The South American river with the largest discharge volume

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  1. 1. The longest river in Africa flowing through Egypt
  2. 2. The fourth planet from the sun known for its red hue
  3. 3. The Spanish artist who co-founded the Cubist movement
  4. 6. The smallest unit of an element that retains its properties
  5. 8. The most abundant element in the human body by mass
  6. 9. A citizen of an ancient Greek city known for military prowess
  7. 10. A disease transmitted by the Anopheles mosquito
  8. 12. A bear native to south central China

general knowledge

Hard · 15×15 · 20 words
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  1. 1. Jonathan who wrote of giants and tiny people
  2. 3. Sicilian giant that is often blowing its top
  3. 7. Layered stone that sounds like a fingernail
  4. 9. The game of kings where a queen is most lethal
  5. 10. The long-distance traveler of the nervous system
  6. 12. Molten rock that hasn't seen the light of day
  7. 15. A connect-the-dots game played with the stars
  8. 17. Dwarf planet that caused a discord among the nine
  9. 18. Volcanic glass that is sharper than a scalpel
  10. 19. A harbor wave triggered by a shaky seabed

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  1. 2. Curved-bill bird that Thoth called home
  2. 4. The very tip of a geometric solid
  3. 5. The atmospheric layer that is three parts oxygen
  4. 6. Kafka's bug-like change or a caterpillar's journey
  5. 8. A living fossil in a spiral chamber
  6. 10. A fancy name for a cluster of islands
  7. 11. The great rebirth of art following the dark ages
  8. 13. The coldest desert on the planet
  9. 14. Using wheels to mean the whole car
  10. 16. A hunter who wears a belt of three bright stars

General Knowledge

Hard · 15×15 · 25 words
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  1. 1. A metal found in sunblock and pennies
  2. 8. Soccer score for the losing side
  3. 9. A snowy collapse that gathers speed
  4. 11. A spirit with limited living space
  5. 13. A metal that is also a laundry chore
  6. 15. The love of wisdom and deep thought
  7. 17. An atom with a charged personality
  8. 18. A vessel for survival without an engine
  9. 19. The spiral staircase of identity
  10. 20. A storm center that cannot see
  11. 21. A heavy metal that can also be a command
  12. 22. A major division of time without end
  13. 23. A layer that acts like earth's sunglasses

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  1. 2. A piece of land surrounded by water
  2. 3. A biological shot at immunity
  3. 4. A puzzle or a German coding machine
  4. 5. A tube of changing colors and patterns
  5. 6. A mighty tree from a small nut
  6. 7. A hot spring that blows its top
  7. 10. A rebirth of art after the Dark Ages
  8. 12. A group of islands in a vast sea
  9. 14. A 3D image made with light beams
  10. 15. An outbreak that ignores international borders
  11. 16. A palindrome that detects distance
  12. 20. A sound that repeats for attention

General Knowledge

Medium · 11×11 · 15 words
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  1. 1. The city famously built on seven hills
  2. 5. The worlds largest tropical rainforest
  3. 7. The Egyptian city home to the Great Sphinx
  4. 8. A character used in the ancient Egyptian writing system
  5. 12. The king of the Olympian gods in Greek mythology
  6. 13. The atmospheric layer that absorbs most UV radiation
  7. 14. A graphical representation of a user in a virtual world

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  1. 2. The shape of the office where the US President works
  2. 3. An active stratovolcano on the east coast of Sicily
  3. 4. The leader of Indias non-violent independence movement
  4. 6. A sea creature with three hearts and blue blood
  5. 7. The astronomer who discovered the four largest moons of Jupiter
  6. 9. The exclamation attributed to Archimedes in a bathtub
  7. 10. Fossilized tree resin often used in jewelry
  8. 11. The basic unit of a chemical element

Australia in 1984

Medium · 11×11 · 15 words
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  1. 5. The Rock that the government agreed to return to owners
  2. 6. One half of the colors officially named national in April
  3. 8. Australia Fair became the official national anthem this year
  4. 12. The 1981 data from this survey was still being analyzed
  5. 13. The mining resource causing industrial strikes in Queensland
  6. 14. The river where the first America Cup defense prep began

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  1. 1. The type of fire that ravaged parts of NSW in late 1984
  2. 2. The island marsupial found near the 1984 Perth festivities
  3. 3. A new party formed this year to oppose these weapons
  4. 4. The band that released The Swing in 1984
  5. 6. The first name of the 100m hurdles gold medalist in LA
  6. 7. Andrew who led the Liberal Party in the 1984 election
  7. 9. The satellite company established to boost communications
  8. 10. The Great Barrier site protected by new 1984 regulations
  9. 11. The metallic half of the official national colors declared

the year 1984 in Australia

Easy · 5×5 · 4 words
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  1. 1. Advance Australia Fair became the official national one in 1984
  2. 3. The Australian Prime Minister during 1984
  3. 4. The new form of the one dollar currency introduced in 1984

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  1. 2. The other official national color chosen in 1984

history

Easy · 7×7 · 7 words
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  1. 1. A long and distinct period of history
  2. 5. Belonging to the very distant past
  3. 7. The time before the present day

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  1. 2. The remains of a building that has decayed
  2. 3. A male monarch who rules a kingdom
  3. 4. A medieval soldier who wore armor
  4. 6. A large vault or chamber for burying the dead

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