Adult Crossword Puzzles

Adult Crosswords

These crosswords are made for adults of all ages. They are made up of words that are often found in adult literature and cover subjects of interest to adults. To view or print a crossword puzzle for adults click on its title.

Title	Subject	Instructions / Description	Sample Puzzle Hints
54th Regiment Massachusetts	History	Complete the following:	Confederate victory . Victory at Fort Wagner . To break away. Consequence for black soldiers in uniform. Leader of the abolitionist movement.
7 Principles of Government	Government and Politics	Put a (-) between each word.	a form of government in which people elect representatives to create and enforce laws. A particular section or item of a series in a written document. How many articles does the constitution have?. personal liberties or privileges(2 words). the division of basic government roles into three branches(3 words).
A Child Called IT	Books		David's lunch for school everyday. name of David's father. principal. name of city that David lives in. David's favorite place.
A Christmas Carol	Movies		hateful or distrusting of mankind. a sign left by something vanished; trace. generosity or openhandedness. sarcastic; biting; ironic. greedy; eagerness.
A Long Walk To Water	Books		What is Salva referred to as, in the end of the book?. Which river was Salva forced to swim in?. Which family member did Salva lose while walking to Ethiopia?. Who does Salva meet when he visits Sudan?. Which country does Salva travel to, to find safety?.
Accounting Terms	Business and Work		An increase in owner’s equity resulting from the operation of the business. An equation showing the relationship among assets, liabilities, and owner’s equity. A business that purchases and sells goods. The difference between total revenue and total expenses when total revenue is greater. The amount remaining after the value of all liabilities is subtracted from all assets.
Aggression: What Makes Us Hurt Others?	Mental Health		Disease, the person has difficulty controlling their behavior and repeats actions. (abbreviation). An action that is intended to cause harm to another person who does not want to be harmed.. Portrays many aspects of life unrealistically.. Influences many of our ideas about the world.. Many believe that aggression is learned through this type of learning..
All about Alcohol	Mental Health		I am a person. I help addicts avoid negative consequences due to his or her behavior. (benlinga). I am a disease, but not like the others. I cause a person to lose control of his or her drinking behavior. (mcohollisa). I am a disease. I turn healthy liver tissue into scar tissue. (horriissc). I occur when you drink to much, or to often, or at an inappropriate time. (lcohoa buase). I am very complex. I am a set of physical and mental defects that affect the fetus due to mothers consumption of alcohol. (ltaef coholla drmyoesn).
Alone on a Wide, Wide Sea	Books		Cured meat from the back or sides of a pig. The most courageous. A continuous area or expanse which is free, available, or unoccupied. Thanks addressed to God or another deity.. The creator and ruler of the universe (for some people).
Animal Abuse	Animals	Causes and Types of Animal Abuse	Not knowing you are being cruel. Not standing up for what you believe is right. Owners who are ignorant about animal care. Different traditions in certain countries involving animals. Common type of animal cruelty.
April Raintree	Literature and Writing		lack of concern, don't care. emotional distress and unhappiness. want to learn, ask questions. when things don't make sense.
ART IN MESOPOTAMIA	Art		Mesopotamians made ______________ in patterns.. Used to mold clay into pottery. Mosaics were used to tell a _____________. Pictures or symbols of an ox or a king. Carvings on buildings were an important art from in Babylonia.
As I Lay Dying Characters	Movies		Deeply religious, married to Vernon. Builds Addie's coffin. Obsessed with getting a new set of fake teeth. Associates his mother with a fish he caught. Addie's favorite child.
Asthma	Health		Muscle that pulls lungs downward. This system gets rid of bad gases. Listen for wheezing with this. Medicine that decreases lung constriction. Used to measure the amount of air in the lungs.
Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki	History		The combat plane that took the atomic bomb to Hirsohima. The place that got hit by atomic bomb on August 9. The U.S. decided to use atomic bomb at Hiroshima, because at Hiroshima there was _____________. The biggest war that happened after World War. The place that was frist target.
B An Actuary	Business and Work		Exercises power and control, management, or disposition with regard to a fund's assets. The party protected. Gradual reduction of interest. A demand received. Arrangement with selected providers for discounted services.
Bankruptcy Terms	Business and Work		The termination of the case without the entry of a discharge. Penalty for debtor misconduct with respect to the case or creditors as a whole. The document that initiates a bankruptcy case. The form filed with the court establishing the creditor's claim against the debtor. Cases that are transferred from one chapter to another .
Basic Rigging	Business and Work		- Dependable and easy to use for fast assembly on the job, for attaching chain to master links and eye type hooks and many other uses. Made from larger size stock than the chain . warning ....... capacity with weight. A thread shank is created by loosely stitching a shankless button onto fabric. This is usually done by keeping a toothpick .... This article explains the uses of side pull bridles, fitting a side pull and how side pulls work..
Battle of Inchon	History		What war ended when the Battle of Inchon started?. What armed forced was mostly used?. This country aided South Korea during the Battle of Inchon?. This country invaded South Korea.. How many soldiers were injured during the the beach battles?.
Belief in Qada' and Qadar	Religion		The belief that Allah created all creations, all what they possess of attributes and all their actions. The belief that nothing can occur without His permission. Perfection and completion. Evaluating and planning. Belief in Qada and Qadar is one of the pillars of_____.
Between Shades Of Gray	NONE	Using the clues, determine the vocabulary word and fill out the crossword	Who is one of the teachers in the book. Who is realted to papa in the book. Who does Jonas talk to at home all the time.. Who read the good book to the class . Whos papa is in this book.
Between Shades Of Gray	Books	Using the clues, determine the vocabulary word and fill out the crossword	Who spoke Russhian . Who is one of the teachers in the book. Who is realted to papa in the book. Jonas lived where . Who wrote the Authors note.
Black Panthers	Society	Match each word with their definition and complete the crossword puzzle.	was the early leader of the BPP. the tool and management competency. a leader of the Communist Party USA. series of covert. ran for the Green Party presidential nomination.
Blue Lagoon Cruises	Recreation		Movie that was filmed on Mamanuca Islands. Name of Blue Lagoon's private island beach. Name of the exclusive transfer vessel that connects passengers. Name of the vessel operated by Blue Lagoon. Which area of Fiji has the more stable climate.
Bones	Body	Test your knowledge on the skeletal system of the human body.	Flat bones are seen on your what?. your humerus is an example of this type of bone.. the sacrum is right above this triangular bone..... what bones allow your wrist to move and bend?. This are the bones that make up your fingers and toes.
Carbohydrates	Food		Cannot be digested by humans. Your body breaks carbs down into simple sugars and they are absorbed into the. Found in most things you eat; provides energy for the body. A chronic disease that can be caused by taking in too many carbohydrates. Number of calories in a carb.
Cellular Functions	Body		the cell releases substances. carries substances across the cell and releases them. concentration is equal. a difference in concentration of a substance. movement across a cell membrane that does not cost energy.
Chanda's Secret	Books		a state that is either physically or mentally exhausted by exertion or strain. can i use your phone to call a ______ . the father of Sara. to become wild most likely when partying or at a party . an annoying or bothersome pain .
Changes In The Reproductive System	Body		The sex drive. the size of the brain _____ during pregnancy. impaired memory during pregnancy. the _____ gland also increases in size. Hormones released during pregnancy.
Child Labor	Society	Find the word that fits the hint and crossword	They tell everybody in the factory what to do. People who could get adopted. what is called when you don't get payed. people who work. Another job for children in the factories.
Classical Conditioning - Underlying Processes	Mental Health		A theory of classical conditioning that proposes that the CS acts as a substitute for the US. . A theory of classical conditioning that proposes that a given US can support only so much conditioning and that this amount of conditioning must be distributed among the various CSs available. . A model of conditioning in which a CS that has been repeatedly associated with the primary response (a-process) to a US will eventually come to elicit a compensatory response (b-process). . A behavioral treatment for phobias that involves prolonged exposure to a feared stimulus, thereby providing maximal opportunity for the conditioned fear response to be extinguished. . The decrease in the conditioned response that occurs when two separately conditioned CSs are combined into a compound stimulus for further pairings with the US. .
Collision Repair	Business and Work	Body Filler	Ability of one substance to stick to another. Tool used to help shape metal. Steel box members that extend down side of windshield. Tool used to apply paint and primer. Product that fills minor scratches (liquid form).
Communication When Handling Medications	Health	Crossword	The prioperative assistants involved in medication practices in OR shall be _________based. (10). _____________ of all medications and fluids on and off the sterile field must be done correctly and timely. (9). medication and fluids are to be checked by two persons ______________ (13). ________ medication must be delivered to the sterile field at a time (3). The surgeon's preference lists are not considered a _____ prescription (5).
Communities Around Us	Society	Complete the crossword puzzle.	A way of life shared by many members of a group. A person who lives in and belongs to a community. A place where an important (historic) event took place.. A system that links computers all over the world.. An organization of community members who are interested in their community's history..
Compliance Team Building	Business and Work		Motivation based on ideas of right and wrong. Risk Control Officer. Misstating Financial Documents. Compliance Officer. questionable ???.
Conquering Niagara Falls	Recreation		move about vigorously. a reckless person who enjoys doing dangerous things. rapidly rotating mass of water in a river or sea. to congregate in a mass or large group. a crazy or silly person.
Controlling Insulin Secretion	Health		The process by which the insulin is secreted by the cell. The change in potential difference opens these channels. The type of cell that secretes insulin. The sacs that contain the insulin. The final molecule that glucose is metabolised into.
Cooling Systems	Business and Work		TURNS FAN ON/OFF. HEAT MOVEMENT IN A LIQUID OR GAS. MOVES AIR. HEAT MOVEMENT IN A SOLID. e.g ETHYLENE GLYCOL .
Cosmology	Science		A possible outcome for the universe in which the expansion will slow to a halt in an infinite amount of the time but will never contract. Theory that the universe has the same mass that it has always had.. The noise caused by weak radiation. The study of the universe and its current nature, origin, and evolution. A possible outcome for the universe in which the expansion will stop and turn into a contraction.
Criminal Investigations	Society		specially trained people who analyze and interpret evidence. the 'testable' idea that investigators use to attempt to explain or solve the crime. a rule that states that new scientific techniques must be accepted by the scientific community before being used as evidence in court. after collecting and labeling evidence, it is sent to the _________ ________. the scientific examination of evidence in a criminal investigation.
Cytogenetics	Science		What is the dye used in G-banding?. The name given to the diagrammatic representation of the ‘normal’ karyotype for a species which clearly shows the morphological characteristics of the chromosomes. The Prader-Willi and Angelman syndromes are manifested due to genomic __________. Monosomies are more common in sex chromosomes than in _________. FISH stand for fluorescent___________________ (no spaces or hyphens).
Data Analysis and Probability	Math		probability experiment when each outcome has an equal chance of being picked.. an organized collection of data.. a questionaire that leads a person to answer a certain way.. when the question does not influence the answer.. the likelihood that something occurs based on the results of an experiment..
Diabetes	Health		Every Type 2 Diabetic should have a ...? of their own for regular testing. About 10-15% of all Diabetes are Type ...?. Diabetes is Australias fastest growing ...? Disease. Type 1 Diabetes most likely has ...? causes. Lifestyle Risk factor for Type 2 Diabetes?.
DISCIPLINARY SKILLS	Business and Work	Complete the crossword puzzle	Who is primarily responsible for discipline. The balancing act in deciding disciplinary matters. Evidence by different witnesess confirming same facts . Agreed fact will constitue evidence. Dismissal should follow....
Divorce	Home and Family		Men who begin affairs before their divorce was approved. Is almost always painful to those involved. Retained the right to custody for a child after divorce until the 1800's. Money to be paid by the noncustodial parent. The first husband and wife to obtain an....
Dracula	Other		The opposite of rough. . A woman gave Johnathan a . What was on both sides of Dracula's hands? . Dracula gave The Three Women a. The opposite of thin..
Elvis Presley	Entertainment		Second record company he signed a contract with . Began to style his hair with this in high school. The small town where Elvis was born. Name of his home. First number one record.
End of Empires	History		opposed violence, started massive resistance. Brittians attempt to divide Muslums and Hindus. Muslum side of India. Indian National Congress. What Japans legislative commitee was called.
English Slang	Society		A noise British people make when they disapprove of what a person is doing.. Very informal words and phrases, often used in speech.. Slang phrase meaning 'do not misunderstand me'.. Meaning confused by something strange.. Used in slang to stress a point, even when it's not really true..
ETHICS	Society	Use the clues provided to complete the puzzle on Ethics.	Very important in business to have a good ................................. (what people think of you). One of the ethics theories. Environmental policies and actions are implemented to look after this. Companies use this to ensure that all stakeholders behave in an ethical manner. This behaviour is within the law.
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