US States Crossword Puzzles: Free Printable and Online

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US States

Medium · 11×11 · 13 words
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  1. 1. The City of Trees in a land known for potatoes
  2. 3. The only member of the Union that grows coffee commercially
  3. 7. The very first state to ratify the Constitution
  4. 9. Texas city that prides itself on being weird
  5. 10. The top producer of corn in the nation
  6. 11. The Empire State's seat of power
  7. 12. The fuzzy fruit synonymous with Georgia

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  1. 2. It is round on the ends and high in the middle
  2. 3. The capital of the Big Sky Country
  3. 4. It was once known as Sewards Folly
  4. 5. The capital city in the heart of the Mitten State
  5. 6. The sturdy rock that gives New Hampshire its nickname
  6. 8. State where you can find a Great Salt Lake

US States

Hard · 15×15 · 17 words
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  1. 1. Eroded terrain where it is remarkably good to find fossils
  2. 7. A president, a luxury car, or a capital on the Great Plains
  3. 8. A honeybee's industrious kingdom proposal in the salt desert
  4. 12. Either a ship, a document, or the Nutmeg State's identity
  5. 15. The grassy river that never seems to reach the end of its flow
  6. 16. The big water that sits like a liquid heart in the south
  7. 17. Peaceful name for a city known for trials or Oregonian law

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  1. 2. The sailing capital that houses the midshipmen
  2. 3. One who arrives ahead of the scheduled land rush
  3. 4. A tropical fan that resisted British cannonballs in 1776
  4. 5. A city whose name means wooded in a land of potatoes
  5. 6. A German statesman or a capital city on the high plains
  6. 9. Sticky-footed resident of the land of the longleaf pine
  7. 10. The only state capital without a golden arches franchise
  8. 11. A heliotropic giant that looks toward the light in Topeka
  9. 13. The queen city of the Rockies, born from a gold strike
  10. 14. A high-altitude sapphire shared by two western neighbors

US States

Easy · 7×7 · 6 words
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  1. 1. The capital city of Oregon
  2. 4. The only island state in the union
  3. 6. The Silver State where Las Vegas is located

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  1. 2. The largest state by land area
  2. 3. New England state famous for lobster
  3. 5. Midwestern state known for corn production

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Is this US States crossword puzzle free?

Yes. Every US States crossword on this page is free. You can print it, download it as a PDF, or play it online without paying anything or creating an account.

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