Fashion Crossword for ESL Learners

This medium crossword about fashion has 17 clues in plain English on an 11 by 11 grid.

94% of the answers are everyday English words rather than names, and a clue averages 6.1 words, so it works as fashion vocabulary practice.

Answers run three to six letters. Start with the short ones below, then use the crossing letters for the longer words.

  • 17 clues
  • 11 x 11 grid
  • Medium
  • Answers 3 to 6 letters

Three short words to start with

  1. 1 Across (4)Chelsea or Wellington footwear
  2. 3 Across (4)Smooth material historically traded across Asia
  3. 5 Across (3)What a tailor might raise or lower

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Across

  1. 1. Chelsea or Wellington footwear
  2. 3. Smooth material historically traded across Asia
  3. 5. What a tailor might raise or lower
  4. 6. It might burst if clothes are fitted too tight
  5. 7. YKK makes billions of these fasteners annually
  6. 12. High-class prefix to couture
  7. 13. Dance-inspired dot pattern
  8. 14. Professor's jacket material, typically
  9. 15. Delicate trims often seen on bridal wear

Down

  1. 1. Hardware at the center of a belt
  2. 2. What influencers constantly try to set
  3. 4. Color and fabric of casual office pants
  4. 8. Fold often found in kilts and formal skirts
  5. 9. Where one might pin a boutonniere
  6. 10. Napped leather that does not react well to water
  7. 11. Levi's durable material of choice
  8. 12. Stiletto or wedge, for example

Answer key

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