Latin Crossword Puzzle Answers (1-10)

A Latin Cross Word Puzzle Book, by John Kingsbury Colby.

This good old book is definitely geared toward the parsing-for-Caesar’s-wars crowd, but it’s still fun for those studying Ecclesiastical Latin. I assign these to my students sometimes. (Shhh–don’t tell them these answers are here!)

Nota bene: Even the shortest beginning puzzles here have clues requiring students to have at least a year to a year-and-a-half of Latin behind them, so only use these with your advanced students!

Puzzle 1

Horizontal:

1. mos 5. brevi 6. tam

Vertical:

2. opera 3. ibi 4. sic

Puzzle 2

Horizontal:

1. sum 3. ea 4. am 6. at 7. ne 8. iis 10. estis

Vertical:

1. satis 2. mansi 3. ea 5. me 9. it

Puzzle 3

Horizontal:

1. res 5. equus 6. tot

Vertical:

2. educo 3. sed 4. usi

Puzzle 4

(page 5)

Horizontal:

1. da 3. loca 5. ea 6. qu 8. tu 9. ut 10. sola 13. bi

Vertical:

1. do 2. ac 3. laus 4. aqua 5. et 7. ut 11. ob 12. li

Puzzle 5

(page 6)

Horizontal:

1. expugnaverunt 7. red 9. ave 11. caves 12. spe 13. ??? Haven’t figured this one out yet!

Vertical:

1. emissus 2. gravavi 3. neve 4. est 5. educunt 6. tulerat 8. act 10. est

Puzzle 6

(page 7)

Horizontal:

1. armavirumquecano 6. rem 7. k 9. a 10. ne 11. qua 13. is 14. ult 16. consuetudo 17. ratis

Vertical:

2. armatus 3. ululatu 4. evander 5. omnes 8. cum 11. que 12. ult 15. it

Puzzle 7

(page 9)

Horizontal:

1. hostium 5. co 6. ei 8. amer 10. sint 12. siti 13. sate 14. an 15. im 16. emissus

Vertical:

1. homine 2. scribi 3. iussus 4. mentis 5. casa 7. item 9. et 11. ia

Puzzle 8

(page 11)

Horizontal:

1. vi 3. viri 5. virium 7. viro 8. res 9. mereat 11. sunt 12. mt

Vertical:

1. virorum 2. iri 3. vires 4. iurat 5. vim 6. met 10. ent

Puzzle 9

(page 13)

Horizontal:

1. fore 5. re 7. prodeo 10. te 11. as 12. uxores 15. de 16. fama

Vertical:

2. oro 3. red 4. aptus 6. fossa 8. rex 9. eae 13. ode 14. rem

Puzzle 10

(page 15)

Horizontal:

1. super 6. tas 8. ac 10. se 11. rus 12. sin 13. im 15. tu 16. aut 18. antea

Vertical:

2. ut 3. pax 4. es 5. varie 7. genus 9. cum 10. sit 14. aut 16. an 17. te

As I work through more of the book, I will put more answers up in future. It would be fun to hear from you, if these work out to be educating and amusing for you and/or your Latin students!