Hard Crossword Puzzles

Hard Crosswords

These crosswords are intended to be pretty hard to complete. They are made up of more than 20 words of any size. To view or print a hard crossword puzzle click on its title.

Title	Subject	Instructions / Description	Sample Puzzle Hints
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty	Books		In his third daydream, Walter Mitty is a ________ in a courtroom. Troubled or confused. A tubular structure in the body through which substances pass. A complex character, showing many different qualities. A character who develops, changes, and learns something.
The Secret of NIMH	Movies	Characters and Places	Another Member of the Rats. The Late Husband of Mrs Brisby. Jenner's Former Henchman. The Captain of the Guard. The Neighbour and Babysitter of the Brisby Family.
The Secrets of Mary Bowser	Books		The women who set all her slaves free.. Southern states.. Mary's teacher.. Person who helped delier baggage.. The day Mary had off completely..
The Self and Perception	Mental Health		a general idea of how an event should unfold; a rule governing the sequence of occurrences in some activity. a type of schema. a bias that operates in the self-attribution process and lead us to take credit for the positive consequences and to deny responsibility for the negative consequences of our behaviors. often-followed rule of perception:if messages or people are very different from each other, they probably don't belong together and do not constitute a set or group. a perceptual process that influences us to maintain balance among our perceptions. a principle stating that things that look alike or are similar in other ways belong together and form a unit.
The Self, Sensation and Perception	Other	Complete the crossword puzzle.	Sense of the location of body parts in relation to the ground and each part.. Attempts to make others like us by praising them.. Identities of self.. Two ends of a straight line segment passing behind an occurring triangle appear offset when, in fact their are aligned.. Ability to see things that are not actually present..
The Selma Campaign	History		The surname of the man killed in the first protest. The civil rights organisation hoping to make a statement through this campaign. The civil rights organisation which opted for a non violent approach within the first march. The month that the first march started in. The surname of the man responsible for leading the first march.
The Sensory Somatic Nervous System	Body		There are typically 36 pairs of spinal nerves in which animal? . The number of cranial nerve pairs located within the sensory somatic system. . The branch through which motor nerves enter the spinal cord. . The scientific term 'afferent' refers to what type of somatic functions?. The primary function of this system is to operate what? .
The Shack	Books	Give both the key and the answers	Seeming unaffected by pleasure, pain, or emotions.. He is the main character of the novel 'The Shack'. He portrays himself as a caring and brave father. He was abused as a child by his father which resulted in his having a traumatic life. The death of his daughter Missy brings him great grief. This character is displayed as a black woman, Mackenzie feels comfort and love from her because she tells him that he should let out all his feelings as it does the soul good.. This character is depicted as an Asian woman who assists Mackenzie in reaching enlightenment. To merge or bring different things together.
The Shining By Stephen King	Books	By Stephen King	What season does Jack have to take care of the Overlook in?. What is jack stung by up on the roof? and ends up in Danny's bedroom?. What is the word that Tony keeps telling and showing to Danny?. What does Danny see that is not real, in the Presidential Suite?. What does Jack use to try and kill Danny?.
The Sign Painter's Secret	Books		young apprentice who worked for Mr. Brent. type of pen used in colonial days. Annie would continue to deliver ________ to Mr. Brent several times a week.. Annie's little brother. sign painter's last name.
The Silk Vendetta	Books		Lived a hundred years before the flood.. A friend of Philip, he saved Lenore from the Mausoleum.. country house of nobility.. Larva or Catapillars of the silkmoth that produce Silk.. Architecture style betwee the 1720 and 1840..
The silver donkey	Literature and Writing		what color did the sky say he would make the grass. another word for snake. the people thought that this animal was hard headed. what tiger tried to do to the sky. what did the sky say that he would make the birds do.
The Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants	Movies		Tibbys younger sister. Tibbys friend who died of leukimia. Bridgets favourite sport. Where Carmen went during the summer. Carmens step brother.
THE SKELETAL SYSTEM	Body		the collection of the bones that protect your lungs.. the place where two bones meet.. something the joins muscles to bone.. the substance inside a bone that makes blood cells.. the bone that protects your brains..
The Skeletal System	Body		A joint that allows one bone to rotate around another.. A mineral that helps keep bones strong.. A condition in which the body's bones become weak and break easily.. A place where two bones come together.. A joint that allows little or no movement..
The Skeletal System	Body		a condition in which progressive loss of bone tissue occurs. bones that are thinner and flatter than others. damage to tissues caused by repeated movements.. bones that have an unusual shape and do not fit into the other categories. strong, flexible, connective tissue.
The Smart Consumer	Business and Work		These types of stores carry one specific type of product. . A food produced without the use of fertilizers, pesticides, or growth stimulants. . An agent used to kill insects, weeds, and fungi that attack crops. . A brand sold only by a store or chain of stores. . A dietary reference that appears on food labels. .
The Son of Neptune	Books	By: Stephen Thompson	The Rainbow Goddess. The Roman Version of Pluto. A Roman Camp for children of the Roman Gods . The Daughter of Pluto who died but was brought back to life because her half brother saved her. The Son of Mars who has a special family power to change to anything he knows.
The Son Of Neptune	Literature and Writing		Push or shake someone abruptly and roughly. Relating to an animal ability to return to a place or territory after traveling a distance away from it. Appear as a shadowy form. Ugly or disgusting to look at. Make continual twisting squirming movements or contortions of the body.
The Space Race	History		Russian for ¨Traveler¨. First American to orbit Earth (1962). Meaning of Cosmonauts (Russian space pilots). First American to walk in space. animal that crafts were tested with.
The Spaniards	World Geography	Use the clues to fill in the boxes. Enjoy learning about the Spanish!!!	countries like England, France and___ waged war on the Spanish. His ____ voyage was in May 1494. they claimed this set of islands. Columbus made ___ voyages to the Caribbean. the Spanish built this over the Rio Cobre.
The Spanish Missions in Texas	History		He sent a letter to the French for help building a mission.. What the Spanish called the Hasinai Indians.. St. Denis built a French trading post near this river in 1713.. In 1716, Spanish decided to build a mission-presidio along this river.. ------ Revolt forced the Spanish out of New Mexico..
The Spanish-American War	History		A major battle during the Revolutionary War which the patriots won in Saratoga, Virginia... The first battle fought in The American Revolution.. A patriot and author in the Revolutionary War, who wrote Common sense.. The formal document written by Thomas Jefferson declaring the freedom of the colonies from Great Britain.. An army made by the second continental congress from the colonies in The American Revolution..
The Spirit in the Bottle and The Frog King	Entertainment		The boy went to the university to become a __________ .. The frog says, 'Princess, oh Princess, open the __________ .. The handkerchief could also __________ injured people;. The princess promises to take the frog to the __________ with her.. The giant wanted to _________ the boy..
The Spread of Christian Ideas	Religion		Separation of two most important branches of Christianity.. Byzantine missionary who carried message to Slavic people with his brother.. Churches that became known as the Roman Catholic Church.. Means to declare a person or group no longer belongs to the church.. Ruler of Kent..
The Structure Of The Atom	Physics		The charge of a proton. Another name for an unstable atom. The man who created the idea of the electron. The neutral particle in an atom. The charge of an electron.
The Study of Life	Biology	Match the definitions with the correct vocabulary word.	The scientific study of all forms of life, or all types of organisms.. Proposed answer for a scientific question.. A physical environment with different species that interact with one another and with nonliving things.. Allow scientists to test hypothesis and find out how something happens.. An inherited trait that gives an advantage to individual organisms and is passed on to future generations..
The Study of the Horse	Animals		Used to rate a horse. British term for halter. The rider's motion at a trot. The study of the horse. Height measurement.
The Sun-Earth-Moon System	Science	The Sun-Earth-Moon System	Cosest point in the Moon's elliptical orbit to Earth. Time of year during which Earth's axis is at a 90° angle to the Sun; both hemispheres receive exactly 12 hours of sunlight and the Sun is directly overhead at the equator. Light-colored, mountainous, heavily cratered area of the Moon, composed mostly of lunar breccias. Plane of Earth's orbit around the Sun. A dark region of the Moon with smooth planes.
The Titans	Movies		wife of Oceanus and Titaness of fresh water-- known as the 'great nurse of life.'. wife of Hyperion and Titaness of order and law. wife of Coeus and Titaness of intellect. husband of Theia and Titan of light . husband of Phoebe and Titan of the North.
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar	History	Find the word that matches each definition.	Rebellion.. Joyfulness and merriment.. Severe criticism or punishment.. Acting without thinking or impulsive.. Way of conducting oneself; behavior. .
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar	History		A Greek writer adn biographer that lived around the time of Julius Caesar.. Shakepeare learned this language in school.. The only son of Shakespeare that died at age 11. This is when a person discloses their innermost thoughts when others are on stage. This type of stage is seperated from the audience by velvet curtains and realistic settings. .
The Trials of Apollo, Book One	Books - Fantasy		The centaur in charge of the activities at CHB . Need to find three of these in the Labyrinth to go back. Camp Half-Blood won this battle. The name of Apollo's son at CHB. A training ground for demigods, children of the gods.
The Trojan War	Literature and Writing		Helens husband was?. The goddess of love who favored the Trojans. . He took Helen to Troy.. In what current country was the Trojan war fought.. How many years did the war last?.
The U.S. Constitution	Government and Politics		Father of the Constitution. interprets the laws. president's term in office. number of articles in the US Constitution. number of colonies.
The U.S. Government During WW2	Government and Politics		The Office of [blank] controlled prices and enforced the rationing system. The sudden increase in production caused by the war ended this era. The location where most propaganda was produced. The [blank] Labor Disputes Act allowed the government to seize factories under strike. The division of supplies.
The U.S. Virgin Islands	World Geography	Complete the ccrossword puzzle corretly	body of water and a beach that is famous . Part of the virgin island national park. 60% of the Island is protected by the Virgin Island National Park. Locatedd on Saint Croix. Population is 51,634 people.
The Ultimate Life	Movies		a person who has a comprehensive and authoritative knowledge of or skill in a particular area.. openly resist or refuse to obey.. the offense of willfully telling an untruth in a court after having taken an oath or affirmation.. a small remaining quantity of something.. in accordance with what is required or appropriate; following proper procedure or arrangement..
The Ultimate Life	Movies		a small remaining quantity of something. made in an intricate shape or decorated with complex patterns. agreeing with a statement or to a request. in accordance with what is required or appropriate; following proper procedure or arrangement.. be appropriate for; suit.
The Umbrella Man	History		to attract somebody or make somebody want to do or have something, even if they know it is wrong. to hold something tightly in your hand. terrible. a situation that may lead to punishment. the money that you pay to travel by bus, plane, taxi, etc..
The Underground Railroad	History		Was an African-American social reformer, orator, writer, and statesman. After escaping from slavery, he became a leader of the abolitionist movement, gaining note for his dazzling oratory and incisive antislavery writing.. A slave who escaped with her infant daughter in 1826.. An American abolitionist and author.. The editor of the abolitionist newspaper 'The Liberator.'. Slave who led rebellion against slave owners..
The United Nations	Government and Politics		What is the name of United States during World War II?. Structure of government in Russia. In what city . The Soviet Union's goal was to spread the _________ system.. Which branch is on the UN flag?.
The Universe	Astronomy		distance light travels in 1 year. hot,dim stars at the end of their life. diagram that plots stars according to luminosity and surface temperature. cloud of gas/dust where stars are born. causes day and night.
The Universe	Astronomy		the distance that light travels through space in 1 year. a large celestial body that is composed of gas and emits light. a relatively large spherical body that orbits a star. a large collection of starts, gas, and dust held together by gravity. extremely large stars.
The Vietnam War	History		LBJ’s Secretary of Defense after Robert McNamara; agreed with Vietnam policy but believed that the war was “unwinnable.”. Congress gave Lyndon B. Johnson the powers to take “all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against the forces of the United States and to prevent further aggression.”. the American destroyer that a North Vietnamese patrol boat fired at. Leader of the Indochinese Communist Party. South Vietnamese towns and cities were attacked by the Viet Cong, surprisingly, in early 1968. .
The Vikings	History		Someone who goes back on their word.. belief in more than one god. Other civilisations that were polytheist were ancient Rome and ancient Egyptian. Societies that believe in one god are called monotheistic.. A medieval social system based on obligations between lords (who provided land to work on and protection) and vassals (who gave military service in time of war).. Literally ‘men from the north’ (i.e. from Scandinavia). The adjective is Norse.. spoken by Vikings and other peoples of the north (i.e. modern Scandinavia)..
The Walls of Jericho	Bible		How the walls tumbled.. The time they marched each day.. The sound a full river makes.. What they put twelve of by the river.. What they all did after the blast of horns..
The War of 1812	History		Famous building in DC that was burned by the British.. 15 year old Shawnee warrior who was against the white captives.. Last name of the man who won the naval battle of Lake Erie. Last name of the governor of Indiana.. The last name of the poet/lawyer who wrote the 'Star Spangled Banner'.
The War of 1812	History		The Treaty of _____ was the peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the United States and Great Britain.. The _____ _____ of 1807 was a law passed by the United State Congress and signed by President Thomas Jefferson on December 22, 1807. It prohibited American ships from trading in all foreign ports.. The main cause of the conflict was neutral rights, or freedom of _____ and the right to remain neutral.. The _____Convention resulted in a declaration calling on the Federal Government to protect New England and to supply financial aid to New England's badly battered trade economy.. Representatives such as Henry Clay of Kentucky and John C. Calhoun of South Carolina were labeled 'war hawks' b/c they wanted to conquer _____ to eliminate British influence..
The war with Mexico	History		U.S. general who led battle over the Rio Grande. was admitted by congress as a slave state. the eleventh president . treaty that ended war with Mexico. mexican territory surrendered to the U.S..
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