Thanksgiving criss-cross

Fourteen Thanksgiving words in one grid, PIE and CORN crossing CRANBERRY, STUFFING and GRATITUDE. HARVEST is clued as «the gathering of crops when they are ripe»: the clues cover the meal and the reason for it, which is more than the food list alone would give.

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1PIE2N3SLAQ4CAPU5GRATI6TUDEKAAEHI7STU8FFING9AUTUMNHEBN10HARVESTK11CSR12FAMILYTRUDYLE13CORN

What is on this sheet

Grid
16 × 12
Clues
14
Across
7
Down
7

Across

  1. 1. A round dessert baked in a pastry crust
  2. 5. The act of expressing appreciation for kindness received
  3. 7. A seasoned bread mixture baked as a savory side dish
  4. 9. The season between summer and winter, also called fall
  5. 10. The gathering of crops when they are ripe
  6. 12. A group of relatives who gather together to celebrate
  7. 13. A yellow vegetable that grows in rows on a cob

Down

  1. 1. A flat dish used to hold food while eating
  2. 2. A small cloth used to wipe your hands at the table
  3. 3. A hard-skinned vegetable often roasted in the oven
  4. 4. A tart, red fruit often made into a holiday sauce
  5. 6. Feeling glad and appreciative for what you have
  6. 8. A large, special meal shared with family and friends
  7. 11. A warm apple drink enjoyed in cool autumn weather

About this puzzle

The grid has no black squares: it is whatever shape fourteen interlocking words make, and each word crosses at least one other. The clues are the same ones used everywhere else on this site for those words, written plainly for a classroom. Print it and the answer key comes on the second page; open it in the maker to swap in your own words and clues.

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