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Thanksgiving Challenge Crossword #2

Hard15×13 grid18 wordsThanksgiving theme

Thanksgiving Challenge Crossword #2

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1 AcrossLittle green sprig garnishing the plate

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Thanksgiving Challenge Crossword #2

15 × 13 grid · 18 words · Hard · CrosswordWise

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  1. 1. Little green sprig garnishing the plate
  2. 4. Weekday the holiday always lands on
  3. 6. People who shared the first harvest feast
  4. 10. What the day after Thanksgiving is for
  5. 14. Said before the meal begins
  6. 16. The Mayflower’s two-month crossing
  7. 17. Busiest place of the holiday week

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  1. 2. “___ the table,” the call before dinner
  2. 3. Rolled flat before it becomes a crust
  3. 5. Arrives carrying the famous pie
  4. 7. Roasting ___ that catches the drippings
  5. 8. Big one for the mashed potatoes
  6. 9. Channel-changer during the big game
  7. 10. Cozy knit for a crisp walk
  8. 11. Black-hatted settler of 1621
  9. 12. Herb that scents the stuffing
  10. 13. Kitchen countdown that dings
  11. 15. The Mayflower, for one

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Thanksgiving Challenge Crossword #2

15 × 13 grid · 18 words · Hard · CrosswordWise

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  1. 1. PARSLEY
  2. 4. THURSDAY
  3. 6. WAMPANOAG
  4. 10. SHOPPING
  5. 14. BLESSING
  6. 16. VOYAGE
  7. 17. AIRPORT

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  1. 2. SET
  2. 3. DOUGH
  3. 5. AUNT
  4. 7. PAN
  5. 8. POT
  6. 9. REMOTE
  7. 10. SWEATER
  8. 11. PILGRIM
  9. 12. SAGE
  10. 13. TIMER
  11. 15. SHIP

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About This Free Printable Crossword

The hard one. This printable Thanksgiving challenge crossword carries eighteen answers on a big 13x15-class grid and leans into the real history: the Wampanoag who shared the harvest, the Pilgrims' two-month voyage, the ship that carried them, plus the modern institution of the day, from the timer and the stuffing sage to the remote control, the sweater, the airport, and the shopping rush after. Every clue remains a single plain sentence, so hard means the size of the sit, never the obscurity of the trivia.

Print it on letter or A4 paper, choose the large clue size for comfortable solving, and plan on a long evening or a family project where everyone owns a corner of the grid. The answer key prints separately for honesty's sake. Solve the easy and medium Thanksgiving grids first for practice, or dive straight in while the turkey rests. Fold it into quarters and one corner per evening turns the week into a slow parade of small wins.

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