Astronomy Crossword for Seniors

This easy crossword about astronomy has 15 clues on an 11 by 11 grid.

A clue averages 7.4 words, and the sheet prints with larger clue text and lines for a name and the date.

It opens with "Adjective describing things related to the moon" at 1 Across, five letters.

  • 15 clues
  • 11 x 11 grid
  • Easy
  • Answers 3 to 9 letters

Where to start

  1. 1 Across (5)Adjective describing things related to the moon
  2. 5 Across (9)Person trained to travel in a spacecraft
  3. 2 Down (6)The seventh planet from the sun

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Across

  1. 1. Adjective describing things related to the moon
  2. 5. Person trained to travel in a spacecraft
  3. 7. The hot star at the center of our solar system
  4. 9. A large rocky body in space that is smaller than a planet
  5. 10. Icy body with a bright tail that travels through space
  6. 12. The most famous dwarf planet
  7. 13. Adjective describing things related to the sun
  8. 14. Vehicle used to launch things into space

Down

  1. 2. The seventh planet from the sun
  2. 3. Twinkling object in the night sky
  3. 4. A streak of light in the sky often called a shooting star
  4. 6. Instrument used to look at distant cosmic objects
  5. 8. Another word for the entire universe
  6. 9. Famous NASA moon landing program
  7. 11. The red planet

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