Looking for a fun way to celebrate the Chinese New Year? Get this free Chinese New Year crossword puzzle printable!

There are two versions of this printable crossword puzzle. The easier version comes with a word bank, and a harder version doesn’t have one.

This Lunar New Year crossword puzzle has 22 words in it. Solve the clues, and write the word in its corresponding space once you’ve figured it out.

The words in this crossword relate to the symbols, traditions, Zodiac animals and lucky foods of the Chinese New Year. There’s an answer key included if you need to check your answers.

For more free printables for the Lunar New Year, make sure to get this Chinese New Year word search and Chinese Zodiac word search.

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You can print the Lunar New Year printables as high-resolution JPGs or PDFs by using the links below.

Easier Chinese New Year crossword (with a word bank):

Harder Chinese New Year crossword (without a word bank):

Printing instructions:

Choose portrait orientation and “fit to page” on your printer settings for a full page printout.
You can also print these free Chinese New Year printables in a slightly smaller size from the project card at the bottom of this page. Just scroll down and press “print”.

Chinese New Year crossword answers

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If you are having a hard time solving this puzzle, you can print the Chinese New Year crossword answers using links below:

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Free Chinese New Year Crossword Puzzle Printable (JPG & PDF)

Looking for a fun activity to celebrate Lunar New Year? Get these free crossword puzzles!

There are 22 words in these Chinese New Year crossword puzzle printables.

Some of the words relate to the symbols, tradition and lucky foods associated with the Chinese New Year, while others relate to the Chinese Zodiac.

There's an answer key included if you need to check your work.

Prep Time 5 minutes

Active Time 30 minutes

Total Time 35 minutes

Difficulty Moderate

Estimated Cost $1

Materials

Pen
Computer paper

Tools

Computer
Printer

Instructions

There are two versions of this Chinese New Year crossword puzzle. The easier version has a word bank you can refer to containing all the words in this word puzzle. The harder one doesn't have a word bank.
To print the puzzle, first load your computer paper into your printer.
Then use the print function on this card to print a Lunar New Year crossword puzzle that fills about ¾ of an 8.5 x 11 inch sheet of paper.
Choose portrait layout and if possible "fit to page" in your settings. Doing this will fill the entire page.
Alternatively, you can print the Lunar New Year crossword puzzles as high resolution images using the print feature in your browser window with these links: crossword with word bank (PDF & JPG) and crossword without word bank (PDF & JPG).
After you print this Chinese New Year crossword puzzle, solve the clues at the bottom and use the answers to fill in the puzzle.
See how quickly you can solve this Lunar New Year crossword!
If you get stuck, you can refer to the Chinese New Year answers (PDF & JPG).
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