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Missing Links

chain links with some missing

You'll be busy for a long time with our many free printable crossword puzzles! Why not start with this one?

To solve each clue in this unique crossword, you need to figure out which word is the missing link that completes each of the other words. Your answers will usually form compound words or phrases. 

For example, the clue in #1 Down reads "raw - out." The missing link is HIDE because  RAWHIDE and HIDEOUT are two common words. 


Missing Links Crossword

Missing Links - free printable crossword puzzle

Printable Clues, Puzzle, and Solution

Across

1.   gold – stick

3.   snow – string

6.   honey – drop

9.   air – dance

10.  camp – place

11.  cup – game

12.  work – music

13.  green – tack

16.  street – pool

17.  bare – ball

18.  dog – land

20.  left – turn

21.  some – in

22.  rain – tie

23.  pony – spin

25.  sweet – beat

27.  common – holder

29.  news – weight

30.  snow – wood

32.  there – cast

33.  quick – castle

2.   raw – out

4.   house – tight

5.   tooth – up

7.   hog – room

8.   knee – stone

11.  peanut – fly

12.  sweat – tail

14.  flea – place

15.  back – stick

16.  water – fast

chocolate cake

17.  grape – cake

18.  feather – loss

19.  cut – fit

21.  drive – ward

23.  time – cloth

24.  copper – light

26.  crab – sauce

28.  clothes – point

31.  pop – bread

For More Word Play Fun...

Start with any clue and answer from the puzzle. Extend the "chain" of words by adding more links. Here's an example for 1 Across: gold - fish - stick- pin - point. How long can you make your chain?

Contact me with your answers, and I'll share them!

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Corny Jokes Crossword - In this printable crossword puzzle, every clue is very corny joke or riddle! If you can come up with the same answer I did, then you’ll have no problem completing this puzzle. But then again, it may be a bit more difficult than it sounds

Famous Pairs: If you can finish clues like mac and ______  or peanut butter and _____, you'll have a blast with this one! It's really fun to solve with a friend.

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A State by Any Other Name Each clue is the nickname for one of the 50 states in the U.S. You supply the state that matches! Even if you know only a few answers at first, you should be able to complete this interesting puzzle!

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Music Crossword Puzzles Here's an Elvis printable crossword puzzle for the faithful Elvis fans! Here's the challenge on this puzzle: How well do you know the songs made famous by Elvis Presley? Write the title of the song that contains each of the lyrics in the clues. 

Stormy Weather - Weather or not this is a breeze to solve, I’m sure you’ll feel right as rain when you’ve finished! Each clue in this crossword is a scrambled word related to the weather. 

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The Grimacing Gardener - Here's a crossword puzzle free for the weeding, hoeing and growing! Inspired by a recent encounter with poison ivy, I've written this puzzle challenging plights and pestilence associated with gardening.

Anagram Celebrity Crossword - Super-fun puzzler! Do you know whose name can be anagrammed into "I RENT BELLS?"  Solve this and 21 others to successfully complete this crossword.

Bible Crosswords

Jesus in purple robe, with a halo

Names of Christ Crossword - Your congregation will enjoy digging into the Bible to find the 30 different names of Christ used in these clues. Fun and educational!

Characters in the Gospels Can you remember the names of these important people from the first four books of the New Testament? Great for Bible classes of all ages.


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