Lucky Crossword Puzzle & Friday the 13th Word Game - ESL worksheet ... - Free Printable

Let’s solve this crossword puzzle step by step using the clues and word bank.

We’ll go clue by clue, matching each to a word from the Word Bank that fits both the meaning and the number of letters (based on the grid).

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Across Clues:

3. “It is bad luck if this animal crosses your path” → That’s a BLACK CAT (9 letters) — but wait, let’s check the grid. Across 3 starts at position 3 and goes right — how many boxes? Looking at the grid layout (even though we can’t see it perfectly, we can infer from standard crosswords and letter counts), let’s match words to clue meanings first, then fit them.

Actually, let’s list all clues with possible answers:

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Across:

3. Animal that brings bad luck if it crosses your path → BLACK CAT
But “BLACK CAT” is two words — does the puzzle allow that? The Word Bank has “BLACK CAT” as one entry, so yes. But in crosswords, sometimes spaces are ignored. Let’s count letters: B-L-A-C-K-C-A-T = 8 letters? Wait — “BLACK CAT” is 8 characters without space, but actually 9 including space? No — in crosswords, spaces are usually omitted. So “BLACKCAT” = 8 letters. Hmm. Maybe not. Let’s look at other options.

Wait — maybe it’s just “CAT”? But “CAT” isn’t in the word bank. “BLACK CAT” is listed together. Let’s hold that thought.

5. Knocking on this will stop bad things → WOOD (as in “knock on wood”) → 4 letters

7. Do this seven times to stop bad luck → TURN (like turn around?) or maybe “SALT”? Wait — common superstition: throw salt over shoulder? But that’s Down clue 2. For Across 7: “Do this seven times...” — perhaps “TURN”? Not sure. Wait — another idea: “KNOCK” isn’t in bank. Let’s read again.

Actually, common saying: “Knock on wood” — that’s for #5. For #7: “Do this seven times to stop bad luck” — I think it’s “TURN” — like turn around three times? But seven? Hmm.

Wait — maybe “SALT”? No. Let’s skip and come back.

8. Find this coin on street → lucky all day → PENNY (“Find a penny, pick it up...”) → 5 letters

11. Open one of these when inside → bad luck → UMBRELLA (opening umbrella indoors is bad luck) → 8 letters

13. This animal entering house → good luck → RABBIT (rabbit’s foot is lucky, but also rabbit itself?) or FROG? Wait — “If this animal enters your house it will bring you good luck” — traditionally, a RABBIT or maybe HORSE? Actually, in some cultures, a black cat is bad, but a white rabbit is good. But let’s check word bank: RABBIT is there. Also, “rabbit’s foot” is lucky — but clue says “animal enters house”. I think RABBIT is correct.

14. This number is unlucky → THIRTEEN → 8 letters

15. If you find one of these → good luck → FOUR LEAF CLOVER → 13 letters? F-O-U-R-L-E-A-F-C-L-O-V-E-R = 13 letters. That’s long — probably fits across 15 which looks like a long row.

Now Down clues:

1. This number is said to be lucky → SEVEN → 5 letters

2. Throw this over your shoulder → good luck → SALT → 4 letters

4. Walking under one of these → bad luck → LADDER → 6 letters

6. Cross these → might get what you’re hoping for → FINGERS (cross your fingers) → 7 letters

9. This animal’s foot brings good luck → RABBIT → but we used rabbit for across 13? Conflict? Or maybe different clues use same word? Unlikely. Wait — clue 9: “This animal’s foot” — definitely RABBIT. So across 13 must be something else.

Re-examining across 13: “If this animal enters your house it will bring you good luck” — could it be FROG? In some cultures, frogs are lucky. Or HORSE? Horse shoes are lucky, but horse entering house? Not really. What about BIRD? Not in bank. Wait — word bank has FROG, HORSE, RABBIT, BLACK CAT.

Perhaps across 13 is FROG? Let me check online knowledge: In some traditions, a frog entering your home is considered lucky. Yes! So maybe:

Across 13: FROG

Down 9: RABBIT (for rabbit’s foot)

That works.

10. This animal’s shoe will bring good luck → HORSE (horse shoe) → 5 letters

12. Break one of these → seven years bad luck → MIRROR → 6 letters

Now let’s assign based on letter counts and intersections.

Let’s start filling likely ones:

Down 1: Lucky number → SEVEN (5 letters)

Down 2: Throw over shoulder → SALT (4 letters)

Down 4: Walk under → bad luck → LADDER (6 letters)

Down 6: Cross these → hope → FINGERS (7 letters)

Down 9: Animal’s foot → lucky → RABBIT (6 letters)

Down 10: Animal’s shoe → lucky → HORSE (5 letters)

Down 12: Break → 7 years bad luck → MIRROR (6 letters)

Now Across:

3: Bad luck animal crosses path → BLACK CAT — but how many letters? If it’s 8 letters (BLACKCAT), but let’s see grid positions. Perhaps it’s split? No, word bank has it as one item. Maybe the puzzle treats it as 8 letters.

But let’s try to match with intersecting downs.

For example, Across 3 starts at square 3, and Down 1 starts at square 1 — they may intersect.

Assume Down 1 is SEVEN (positions 1-5 down)

Then Across 3 might start at column 3, row 1? Hard to visualize.

Alternative approach: Use the most certain clues first.

Certain matches:

- Across 5: Knocking on this → WOOD (4 letters)

- Across 8: Coin on street → PENNY (5 letters)

- Across 11: Open indoors → bad luck → UMBRELLA (8 letters)

- Across 14: Unlucky number → THIRTEEN (8 letters)

- Across 15: Find one → good luck → FOUR LEAF CLOVER — 13 letters? Let’s count: F-O-U-R- -L-E-A-F- -C-L-O-V-E-R → but without spaces: FOURLEAFCLOVER = 13 letters. Yes.

Now Down:

1: Lucky number → SEVEN

2: Throw over shoulder → SALT

4: Walk under → LADDER

6: Cross fingers → FINGERS

9: Rabbit’s foot → RABBIT

10: Horse shoe → HORSE

12: Break mirror → MIRROR

Now Across 3: Black cat — let’s assume it’s 8 letters: BLACKCAT

Across 7: Do this seven times → ? What action? “Turn” — TURN is 4 letters. Or “Salt”? Already used. Another idea: “Whistle”? Not in bank. Wait — common superstition: spit seven times? Not in bank. Perhaps “TURN” — as in turn around. Let’s tentatively say TURN

Across 13: Animal enters house → good luck → FROG (4 letters)

Now let’s verify with intersections.

For example, Down 1: SEVEN — if it intersects with Across 3 at some point.

Suppose Across 3 is BLACKCAT (8 letters), starting at position 3.

Down 1 is SEVEN, starting at 1 — so if grid is standard, position 1 down might intersect with across 3 at its third letter? B-L-A-C-K-C-A-T — third letter is A. SEVEN — S-E-V-E-N — no A. Doesn’t match.

Problem.

Perhaps Across 3 is not BLACKCAT. What if it’s just “CAT”? But not in word bank. Word bank has “BLACK CAT” as one entry, so must be used as is.

Another possibility: In some puzzles, “black cat” is entered as two separate words, but here it’s listed as one item, so likely combined.

Maybe the grid allows for it. Let’s think differently.

List all words with lengths:

Word Bank:

BLACK CAT — 8 letters (if no space) or 9 with space — but crosswords ignore spaces, so 8

FINGERS — 7

FOUR LEAF CLOVER — 13 (FOURLEAFCLOVER)

FROG — 4

HORSE — 5

LADDER — 6

MIRROR — 6

PENNY — 5

RABBIT — 6

SALT — 4

SEVEN — 5

THIRTEEN — 8

TURN — 4

UMBRELLA — 8

WOOD — 4

Now, let's assign based on clue certainty and length.

Start with Down 12: Break one → 7 years bad luck → MIRROR (6 letters) — very certain.

Down 10: Animal’s shoe → HORSE (5 letters) — certain.

Down 9: Animal’s foot → RABBIT (6 letters) — certain.

Down 6: Cross these → FINGERS (7 letters) — certain.

Down 4: Walk under → LADDER (6 letters) — certain.

Down 2: Throw over shoulder → SALT (4 letters) — certain.

Down 1: Lucky number → SEVEN (5 letters) — certain.

Now Across:

5: Knocking on this → WOOD (4 letters) — certain.

8: Coin on street → PENNY (5 letters) — certain.

11: Open indoors → UMBRELLA (8 letters) — certain.

14: Unlucky number → THIRTEEN (8 letters) — certain.

15: Find one → FOUR LEAF CLOVER (13 letters) — certain.

Now remaining Across clues: 3,7,13

Remaining words: BLACK CAT, FROG, TURN

Clue 3: Bad luck animal crosses path → must be BLACK CAT

Clue 7: Do this seven times → ? Only "TURN" left that makes sense — turn around seven times? Possible.

Clue 13: Animal enters house → good luck → FROG

So assignments:

Across 3: BLACK CAT

Across 7: TURN

Across 13: FROG

Now, to confirm, let's see if the letters intersect properly. Since we don't have the exact grid, but based on standard crossword logic and the clues, this should work.

Also, note that "BLACK CAT" might be entered as 8 letters: B-L-A-C-K-C-A-T

In the grid, it should fit across 3.

Similarly, "FOUR LEAF CLOVER" is 13 letters for across 15.

All other words fit their clues perfectly.

So final answers per clue:

Across:
3. BLACK CAT
5. WOOD
7. TURN
8. PENNY
11. UMBRELLA
13. FROG
14. THIRTEEN
15. FOUR LEAF CLOVER

Down:
1. SEVEN
2. SALT
4. LADDER
6. FINGERS
9. RABBIT
10. HORSE
12. MIRROR

Note: "TURN" for across 7 might be a bit weak, but it's the only word left that fits the action. Some might argue for "SALT", but salt is used in down 2. And "turn" can mean to rotate, and doing it seven times could be a superstition.

Alternatively, is there another interpretation? "Do this seven times" — perhaps "KNOCK", but not in bank. So "TURN" is best available.

Similarly, for across 13, "FROG" is acceptable as a lucky animal in some cultures.

Thus, the solution is consistent.

Final Answer:
Across: 3. BLACK CAT, 5. WOOD, 7. TURN, 8. PENNY, 11. UMBRELLA, 13. FROG, 14. THIRTEEN, 15. FOUR LEAF CLOVER
Down: 1. SEVEN, 2. SALT, 4. LADDER, 6. FINGERS, 9. RABBIT, 10. HORSE, 12. MIRROR