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
Algebra	Math		the branch of mathematics that deals with the relations between the sides and angles of plane or spherical triangles, and the calculations based on them. . a set of equations that are all satisfied by the same values of the variables.. An expression that is the ratio of two polynomials.. One of two or more quantities that divides a given quantity without a remainder. For example, 2 and 3 are factors of 6; a and b are factors of ab.. The power to which a base, such as 10, must be raised to produce a given number..
Ben Carsons Gifted Hands	Books		overcome with amazement. slanting or inclined direction, course, or postition. lacking definite from or limits. the visual percept of a region . (of liquid) giving off bubbles.
Culinary Arts	Business and Work		Fills in for other staff members on their days off. Style of cuisine that highlights individual ingredients. Conduct research to develop and improve food products . In charge of the cold food station. Founded in 1996 by group of research chefs.
Market Structures	Business and Work		combo of 2 or more companies into a single firm. a market structure in which a few large firms dominate a market. Any factor that makes it difficult for a new firm to enter a market. selling a product below cost to drive competitors out of the market. a government issued right to operate a business.
Medical Terminology	Health		extremities. rub, friction. binding, fixation. head. suture, suturing.
Road to the Civil War	History		Abolitionist newspaper created by William Lloyd Garrison.. Held a convention and voted to secede.. Escaped slave and editor of The North Star.. Allowed settlers to vote on whether to allow slavery.. Southern states leaving the Union and forming a confederation..
The Cold War Begins	History		Soviet. name of couple charged with espionage and executed. lying when one has sworn under oath to tell the truth. political and military barrier that isolated Soviet-controlled countries of Eastern Europe after WWII. the practice of pushing a dangerous situation to the limit to force an opponent to back down.
The Odyssey	Literature and Writing		formal and dignified. try to gain the love of someone. not friendly or forthcoming. a bulbous plant. one of a person`s blood relations.
The Renaissance	History		Along with Milan and Venice it expanded and played crucial roles in Italian politics. goverment of europe based on protection and obligation. Worldy viewpoint . Sum of money given the wifes family to the husband upon marriage. Along with Flourence and Venice it expanded and played crucial roles in Italian politics.
U.S. History	History		Act passed to punish Britain and France and to protect American merchant ships from capture. Created by supporters of Andrew Jackson. Purchased this territory from Mexico. Indians were forced on this trail where many died. Forced Indians to move west.
'A Child Called It'	Books		faded, torn. urgent, extreme. defend yourself. shy. the top of something.
'Singer and Rapper'	Music		'Dive in'. 'Started from the bottom now we here'. 'Touchn you'. 'Sosa'. 'Trust and Believe'.
'The Witchy Worries of Abbie Adams'	Books		What did Abbie's father do for his career?. This was Abbie's nickname for her brother.. Tom formulated a new _________ to help Abbie's dad.. Mr. Merkelson kept saying ________ so Munch had to get Abbie's help.. Hold old was Thomas Edison when he was disenchanted from a kitten to a boy?.
'Tis The Season	Holidays and Seasons	Things that make you think of Christmas	short people who build toys. what you find on top of a christmas tree. let it do this somwhere other than the Oncor service area!. hot spiced punch associated with Yuletide . the gift no one wants.
'You Gotta Love Aphrodite'	Literature and Writing		Who was chosen to be Aphrodite's husband?. The woman created to be Epimetheus's wife.. The one good thing left in the container.. The Greek name for the jar given to Pandora.. Kept in the container that Pandora opened..
...and One Ring to Bind Them	Books		'from the ashes a fire shall be ____'. Smaug made this mountain named _____ his home.. Name the Elvish food that helped sustain Sam and Frodo in Mordor.. What color wizard is Gandalf?. What kind of armor does Frodo wear under his shirt on his way to Mordor.
1812	History		He was the richest. First nation soldiers with Brock. the war . over 11 hundred soldiers. His troupes shot at each other.
1905 Russian revolution	War History		The industrial workers complained that these were too low. Who led the Bloody Sunday March?. The elected governments set up to approve laws from 1905. The system in which Russia was run under the Romanovs. Peter -------- sent to repress the strikers .
1912	History		Turkey cedes Libya to Italy, as long as Italy removes forces from where? . Dr. Gaston Odin of Paris claims he has isolated and grown 'the' microbe that causes cancer. His next step is to make a ______________. What is Morocco's official status a 'French ___________'. Britain controls Sudan and builds a railroad along the. Former Pres of Princeton University. He also wrote The Constitutional Government of the United States .
1919 Paris Peace Conference	European History		Baltic city in the Polish Corridor. Egyptian potentate in Ottoman empire. Frenchman of the 'Big Four'. capital of French Lorraine (province). border river between Bulgaria and Rumania.
1920'S	History	1920'S IMPORTANT WORDS AND EVENTS	a time of difficulties most commonly economically. . the place where all economic trades are done . the leader of the nazi party.. it happened in 1929 and started in the United States, and it started by the crash of the stock market, it affected everyone.. it is a book published by Adolf Hitler in 1925.
1930's	History		what prairie farmers ate for meat. jobs and production increased and there were more sales . food provided to the poor byt the government and the rich . when eligible families are provided care from the government . a time of very low sales and high unemployment.
1930s - Great Depression - Rise of Fascism	History		Great Britain, France, U.S., Russia.. Stalin signed this pact with Hitler agreeing to never attack eachother anymore.. Established the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.. Stresses nationalism and places the interests of the state above those of individuals. Fascists argue power must rest with a single strong leader and a small group of devoted party members.. What Roosevelt promised the American people, focused on three general goals: relief for the needy, economic recovery, and financial reform..
1950's Culture	History		Soviet union launched this into space for the first time.. People came home and wanted to start and this created.... King of rock & roll. American film actor. A disease .
1984 By George Orwell	Books - Science Fiction	Complete the puzzle!	Make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance.. To produce something (especially a list, report, or book) by assembling information collected from other sources.. Take the place of (a person or thing previously in authority or use); supplant.. One of the four ministries, the quality or state of being true.. A forcefully reproachful protest..
1990s-2000s	History		What presidential candidate appealed to the younger people?. Democrat of the 2000 election. kids who were brought here by their parents are encouraged to become American citizens and attend American Universities . Republican of the 2000 election. What was the swing state during the 2000 election?.
20 Muscles	Body		Elevates mandible, as in closing mouth. . Elevates hyoid bone as in opening mouth.. Upper lip.. Turns palm anteriorly.. Elevates hyoid bone and floor of mouth and depresses mandible..
20, 000 Leagues Under the Sea	Books		someone who knows a lot about something. a large animal that has eight arms and lives in the sea. a place to stand that is high up on the mast of a ship. a teacher who teaches in a college. a big job.
2012 election	NONE		a political party focusing on environmental issues. favoring freedom of action with respect. a member of the lower house legislature. a buliding where voting takes place. a group of government relating ideas or straties.
2012Year in Review	History		Won reelection as US President. Was reelected as Venezuela's president. Hurricane that walloped the US East Coast. Most popular name for female babies. Most searched person on Google.
2016 - People, Places, Events	History		Surprise team of the year. Hilary wasn’t expecting to be beaten by him!. President Dilma Rousseff was impeached here; bit awkward in Olympic year. This old spaceman had the right stuff. This nasty virus almost halted the biggest show on earth.
2017 NHL All Star Game	Sports		#72 for the Columbus Blue Jackets, he was undrafted and his nickname is 'Bob'. #91 for the New York Islanders, he was drafted #1 overall in the 2009 NHL Draft. #4 for the Anaheim Ducks, his first name is short for something that take pics and his last name is one of the worst high schools in Calgary. #27 for the New York Rangers, first name of Gosling and his last name starts with 'McDona__' but the last two letters are different. #13 for the Columbus Blue Jackets, first name of Newton and last name of Rowan.
20th Century Music	Music		Also known as 'Father of Impressionism'.. it contains unique or original elements, or it explores unusual fusions of different genres.. is the term generally used to describe music composed between the abandonment of tonality at the conclusion of the Romantic period and Arnold Schoenberg's creation of twelve-tone composition.. a waltz with a frightening undertone that had been compossed for ballet, a composition of Joseph Ravel.. In which composers sought to return to aesthetic precepts associated with the broadly defined concept of 'classicism', namely order, balance, clarity, economy, and emotional restraint..
20th Century Theatre	Entertainment		_______ coined the term absurdism. In Commedia del Arte he was the fool or jester. Artaud believed that theatre should force people to confront and heal their ____ ____or they would become negative and destructive. Artaud preferred large spaces such as _____ to traditional theaters. This type of drama had mustache-twirling villains and heroines tied to railroad tracks.
24 Kitchen Tools	Food	write in the kitchen tool that matches the definition	used to strain liquids smaller than a collandar. used to take the skin off of vegetables. used to cut food on. used for pick up or holding food has movable arms. used to bake muffins.
25 Famous Nurses in History	Society	Complete the puzzle below.	AKA Soujourner Truth; served as nurse in the Union Party in the Civil War (1797 to 1883). World War I Combat Nursing (1885 to 1918). International Council of Nurses’ First Full Time Executive Secretary (1887 to 1979). An Egalitarian, it was the Civil War that brought him from being a journalist, teacher and poet into the nursing profession (1819 to 1892). Belgium’s Nursing Pioneer & Nurse Hero (1865 to 1915).
25 Literary Terms	Literature and Writing	Complete crossword puzzle	a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing. a particular form of a language that is peculiar to a specific region or social group . a category of artistic composition, as in music or literature, characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter. the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect. an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning..
30 Great Brits	European History	Fill in the grid with the surnames of these famous British people	Microbiologist who in 1928 noticed that a certain mould destroyed certain bacteria.. Author of Emma, Persuasion, Mansfield Park etc in the late 18th and early 19th Centuries.. Queen of England 1533-36 and mother of Queen Elizabeth I. She was beheaded.. Pioneering nurse during the Crimean War,1853-56, and founder of two Schools of Nursing. . Victorian writer of Silas Marner, Middlemarch, etc whose real name was Mary Ann Evans. .
5 Major Religions	Religion		Who does Islam believe in?. What do Islamic people call the month in which they fast during daylight hours?. Where do Jews worship?. What is te law by which Hindus create their destiny through their words thoughts, and Actions?. What is the Judaism holy book called?.
A Bend In The Road	Books		Sheriff . Unknown. Seven. Second Grade. Baltimore.
A Bend In The Road	Books		What is Miles Ryans sons name?. How does Miles meet Sarah?. What grade does Sarah teach?. Where does Miles and Brian meet when Miles forgives him?. How old is Miles?.
A Christmas Carol	Books		The name of the author of A Christmas Carol.. Marley died ... years before.. The time the ghost arrives.. Fred says that Christmas is a ... time!. Scrooge has a lot of money, he is ....
A Christmas Carol	Movies		Scrooge sips this. these ring in the distance. what the ghost of Marley has on. how long Marley has been dead. first ghost.
A Day At The Beach	Recreation		Makes shade.. Seen flying at the beach.. For holding water.. Makes a hole in the sand and walks sideways.. A perfect seaside lunch..
A Deal in Ostriches	Books		Where he saw the last of the birds. Who lives by asking for money or food. Eurasian man in the story. Allow something to pass down the throat. The main character.
A Glossary of GCSE literary terms	Literature and Writing		An improbable comedy. Very shocking or dramatic emotional scene. Animals are used in a moral tale or story. The main topic linking ideas. A way for the author to introduce ideas that have happened previously.
A Humerus Crossword About Joints	Body	Crossword assignment on the content in chapter 8: joints.	Movement described as turning backward. . Turning of a bone on its own rotation.. Sheath that completely engulfs tendon that is subject to friction. . Fibrous joint tissue found only in the skull. . Inflammatory disease caused by the transmission of bacteria from tick bites. .
A Long Walk To Water	Literature and Writing		When the soldiers were coming fro the people how did the did what animal killed them in the water. Where was salva's second refuge camp. What is Salva's full name . How did the group of men kill Salva's Uncle (what weapon). Before I put the jog of water on my head i have to put the .
A Long Walk to Water	Books		One of three challenges Nya faces when she gets water (heat, time, and...). The number of years since Salva has seen his father . Nya's little sister who falls ill. Salva's friend was killed in this region. The name of Salva's project and organization .
A Long Way Gone	Books	Solve the crossword puzzle	Severe mental or physical pain. Lucky to have something happened.. Relating social conditions to social health. To cause frustration.. Deceiving or tending to deceive.
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