Famous People Crossword for Seniors

This medium crossword about famous people has 12 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 "Ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom often depicted with an asp" at 2 Across, nine letters.

  • 12 clues
  • 11 x 11 grid
  • Medium
  • Answers 3 to 9 letters

Where to start

  1. 2 Across (9)Ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom often depicted with an asp
  2. 1 Down (5)Surrealist artist known for vibrant self-portraits

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Across

  1. 2. Ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom often depicted with an asp
  2. 3. Ninety-five Theses author at Wittenberg
  3. 5. The Greatest of the heavyweights in the boxing ring
  4. 7. Undersea explorer of the Calypso
  5. 9. Alternating current champion and rival of Edison
  6. 10. The undisputed King of Rock and Roll
  7. 11. Young diarist who wrote from the Secret Annex

Down

  1. 1. Surrealist artist known for vibrant self-portraits
  2. 2. British Prime Minister known for his wartime speeches and cigars
  3. 4. Master escape artist who challenged handcuffs and straightjackets
  4. 6. Anti-apartheid revolutionary who became South Africa's president
  5. 8. French heroine and teenage saint of Arc

Answer key

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