Halloween crossword puzzle
Pumpkins, costumes, candy and twelve spooky clues, from a witch and her cauldron to the vampire who would rather not see sunrise.
Curated by 
Esme Rook
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Updated October 2026
Play it right here
12 clues to solve: 5 across and 7 down. Tap a square and type; tap it again to switch between across and down. Solved words lock in green.
Across
- 1. Dusty web found in a neglected corner (6)
- 5. Twelve o'clock at night (8)
- 8. Large pot associated with a witch (8)
- 10. A portable light with a protective case (7)
- 11. Orange fruit carved into a jack-o-lantern (7)
Down
- 1. Clothes worn to pretend to be someone or something else (7)
- 2. Spooky spirit often drawn as a floating white shape (5)
- 3. Fanged creature that avoids sunlight (7)
- 4. Storybook figure who rides a broom (5)
- 6. Occupied by ghosts, according to the story (7)
- 7. Sweet treats collected door to door (5)
- 9. Face covering that changes your appearance (4)
Is this Halloween crossword too scary for kids?
No. This grid mixes party objects with storybook creatures. Nothing is gory, so it fits a classroom or family gathering while still sounding unmistakably like Halloween. The spookiest it gets is a VAMPIRE that avoids sunlight, a GHOST drawn as a floating white shape and a HAUNTED house, all clued the way a picture book would.
Costume, mask, candy and lantern
Begin with what you can wear or hold: costume, mask, candy and lantern. The crossings make the creatures much easier. CAULDRON, the large pot associated with a witch, is the best hub, crossing WITCH, HAUNTED, VAMPIRE and CANDY. MIDNIGHT, twelve o'clock at night, feeds COSTUME, WITCH, HAUNTED and GHOST. Both are eight letters, the longest in the grid, and MASK is the only four-letter answer.
Pumpkins, cobwebs and party games
PUMPKIN is clued as the orange fruit carved into a jack-o-lantern, and it meets MASK. COBWEB, the dusty web in a neglected corner, opens the puzzle at 1 Across and connects to COSTUME. LANTERN, a portable light with a protective case, links MASK and HAUNTED. It suits classroom parties, family nights and kids who can read the clues alone. More October fun is in the Halloween word search, and the fall crossword covers the season around it.
Solve it here or print a stack
Play directly on this page, or download the puzzle PDF, which fits on one sheet. The answer key with the completed grid is a separate PDF that a teacher can keep in a folder until the party ends. Other themes wait on the printable crossword puzzles hub.
Same theme, different puzzle: Halloween word search
