It’s time to celebrate Earth Day. Start your festivities this year by solving this free Earth Day crossword puzzle printable!

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

This crossword puzzle printable has twenty six words in it. To solve it, decipher the clues, and write the word in its corresponding space once you’ve figured it out.

The words in this Earth Day word puzzle relate to nature, ways to be eco-friendly, and challenges facing our planet. There’s also an answer key included if you need to check your answers.

For more free printables to celebrate Earth Day, get this word search, word scramble and these coloring pages. Make sure to print them on the back of a piece of scrap paper to be as environmentally conscious as possible!

Get the free Earth Day printable crossword puzzles

Get the easier Earth Day printable crossword (with a word bank) here and the harder Earth Day crossword puzzle printable here. These links will take you to a page where you can print the Earth Day word puzzles as high-resolution images.

Be sure to choose portrait orientation and “fit to page” for the printable area on your printer settings. Printing this way will give you a full page printout.

You can also print these Earth Day crossword puzzles free from the project card at the bottom of the page. To do this, scroll down and press “print”. It will give you the puzzles in a slightly smaller size.

Earth Day crossword puzzle answers

Some free crossword puzzles are easy to solve and others leave you wondering what the last word could be.

If you are a having hard time solving the puzzle, you can click here for the Earth Day crossword puzzle answers.

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Earth Day Crossword Puzzle - Free Earth Day Printable & Answers

Celebrate Earth Day this year with a free Earth Day crossword puzzle printable!

There are two versions of this word puzzle, one that comes with a word bank, and one without a word bank.

All of the clues and answers are the same, but the word bank makes the puzzle easier, so it's great for younger kids. The harder version would be good for older kids and adults.

Be sure to print it on the back of a sheet of scrap paper, so you can get the most life out of your paper!

Prep Time 5 minutes

Active Time 25 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Difficulty Moderate

Estimated Cost $1

Materials

Pen
Computer paper

Tools

Computer
Printer

Instructions

There are two versions of this free Earth Day 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 an Earth Day crossword that fills about 3/4 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 Earth Day puzzles as high resolution images using the print feature in your browser window with these links: crossword with word bank and crossword without word bank.
After you print the Earth Day crossword puzzles, look at the clues at the bottom, use the answers to fill in the puzzle.
See how quickly you can solve these free Earth Day printables!
If you get stuck, you can refer to the Earth Day crossword puzzle answers.
Please note: Free printable crossword puzzles take a long time to make. These Earth Day printables are for personal use only. If you are sharing these Earth Day puzzles (and thank you for that!), please link directly to this post and not to the actual puzzle images. We appreciate your help in supporting the site. These Earth Day crossword puzzles may not be used for any retail purpose or for mass distribution.