Free Printable The Beach Crossword Puzzle

For summer camps, ocean units and the rainy day at a holiday rental. The list moves from the sand (SANDCASTLE, DUNE, SEASHELL) to the water (SNORKELING, KAYAK, PADDLEBOARD) and the creatures (STARFISH, SEAHORSE, PELICAN). Written clues and an answer grid, with a new layout from the same 64 clues each time you press the button.

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What each size uses from the the beach clues

Easy fills an 11 × 11 grid with 8 clues chosen from the 37 the beach answers of three to seven letters, such as BEACH, PARASOL and WAVE. Medium places 12 clues on 13 × 13 from 55 answers of up to nine letters.

Hard puts 16 clues on 15 × 15, drawn from 64 answers of four to eleven letters; the longest it can use are PADDLEBOARD, WINDSURFING and BREAKWATER.

A way to use the the beach crossword

Work through the clues together before a seaside trip, so words like JETTY, BREAKWATER and SANDBAR mean something when you get there.

All 64 the beach clues

  1. Sandy shore for sunbathers
  2. Planked path along the shore
  3. Harbor barrier against waves
  4. Pail for sandcastle building
  5. Floating marker in the water
  6. Twin-hulled sailboat
  7. Where the land meets the sea
  8. Large spiral shell blown as a horn
  9. Small sheltered bay
  10. Sideways-scuttling shellfish
  11. Leaping marine mammal seen offshore
  12. Sea-worn timber washed ashore
  13. Wind-built sand hill
  14. Frothy white edge of a wave
  15. Eyewear for seeing underwater
  16. What a castaway is stranded on
  17. Stinging translucent sea drifter
  18. Rock wall jutting into the water
  19. Slim paddle boat
  20. Large brown seaweed
  21. Calm water enclosed by a reef
  22. Swimmer's rescuer on a tall chair
  23. Beacon tower warning ships
  24. Dock area for pleasure boats
  25. Vast body of salt water
  26. Stand-up craft propelled by an oar
  27. Tropical tree with fronds
  28. Sun-blocking hand umbrella
  29. Small smooth stone on the shore
  30. Big-billed diving bird
  31. Wooden walkway over the water
  32. Seafront walkway for strolling
  33. Inflatable float to lounge on
  34. Coral ridge near the surface
  35. Wind-powered vessel
  36. What the ocean is made of
  37. Open summer footwear
  38. Shallow ridge exposed at low tide
  39. Bucket-and-spade creation
  40. Small shorebird running from waves
  41. Squawking scavenger of the shore
  42. Tiny upright fish with a curled tail
  43. Beachcomber's find
  44. Land along the ocean's edge
  45. By the ocean, as a resort
  46. Slippery green strands in the surf
  47. Dorsal-finned menace of Jaws
  48. Swimming face-down with a breathing tube
  49. Digging tool paired with a bucket
  50. Five-armed sea creature
  51. Lying out to get a tan
  52. Painful red result of too many rays
  53. Shades worn on a bright day
  54. Lotion that blocks UV rays
  55. Wave rider's plank
  56. One hanging ten
  57. Bikini or trunks
  58. Sea's daily ebb and flow
  59. Terry cloth for drying off
  60. Big shade maker stuck in the sand
  61. Net game played on the sand
  62. Walk through shallow water
  63. Breaker that surfers ride
  64. Sailing while standing on a board

Printing and the answer key

Print once with answers off, then press Answers and print again for the key. The PNG is rendered at 3× and the answer file saves under its own name. Need a whole book of these at KDP trim? KDP Creator builds the pages.

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