European Countries Crossword Puzzles: Free Printable and Online

Test your geography skills with our challenging European Countries crossword puzzles, featuring capitals, landmarks, and cultures across the continent.

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European Countries

Hard · 15×15 · 18 words
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Across

  1. 1. Balkan force with a capital for a white city
  2. 2. Breadbasket with a border of blue and gold
  3. 5. Remove the 'L' from a southern continent to find this alpine state
  4. 9. A study of Hamlet's home, or a Viking's signature
  5. 11. Lowly places filled with orange pride
  6. 14. Grand Duchy that sounds like a bright fort
  7. 15. Chocolate and lace found in the cockpit of Europe
  8. 16. Ararat's neighbor with an ancient alphabet
  9. 17. Angry at the soil of the Emerald Isle

Down

  1. 1. Suffer without the first letter, then find the rain on the plain
  2. 3. The negative path leads to the fjords
  3. 4. A festive bird or a bridge between continents
  4. 6. A turn of the knob reveals a Nordic lair
  5. 7. The black mountain rising from the sea
  6. 8. Neutral ground for watches and chocolate
  7. 10. Land of Fire where East meets West
  8. 12. The eastern half of a former union
  9. 13. Frozen earth in the middle of a steaming ocean

European Countries

Medium · 11×11 · 11 words
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  1. 2. Archer archipelago south of Sicily
  2. 4. The birthplace of Copernicus and Chopin
  3. 5. Where one might witness a matador in the ring
  4. 8. Neutral territory famous for its luxury watches
  5. 9. The legendary home of Count Dracula
  6. 10. The land of the midnight sun and deep fjords

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  1. 1. Balkan land overlooking both the Adriatic and Ionian seas
  2. 3. The southernmost of the three Baltic states
  3. 6. The largest country entirely within Europe by area
  4. 7. Small principality tucked away in the Pyrenees
  5. 8. The largest of the Nordic nations by population

European Countries

Easy · 7×7 · 6 words
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  1. 1. People or language from the land of the Alps
  2. 5. Brussels is the capital of this nation
  3. 6. Country that bridges Europe and Asia

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  1. 2. The nation shaped like a boot
  2. 3. Madrid is the capital of this country
  3. 4. Berlin serves as its capital city

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Is this European Countries crossword puzzle free?

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