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:
- mos 5. brevi 6. tam
Vertical:
2. opera 3. ibi 4. sic
Puzzle 2
Horizontal:
- sum 3. ea 4. am 6. at 7. ne 8. iis 10. estis
Vertical:
- satis 2. mansi 3. ea 5. me 9. it
Puzzle 3
Horizontal:
- res 5. equus 6. tot
Vertical:
2. educo 3. sed 4. usi
Puzzle 4
(page 5)
Horizontal:
- da 3. loca 5. ea 6. qu 8. tu 9. ut 10. sola 13. bi
Vertical:
- do 2. ac 3. laus 4. aqua 5. et 7. ut 11. ob 12. li
Puzzle 5
(page 6)
Horizontal:
- expugnaverunt 7. red 9. ave 11. caves 12. spe 13. ??? Haven’t figured this one out yet!
Vertical:
- emissus 2. gravavi 3. neve 4. est 5. educunt 6. tulerat 8. act 10. est
Puzzle 6
(page 7)
Horizontal:
- 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:
- hostium 5. co 6. ei 8. amer 10. sint 12. siti 13. sate 14. an 15. im 16. emissus
Vertical:
- homine 2. scribi 3. iussus 4. mentis 5. casa 7. item 9. et 11. ia
Puzzle 8
(page 11)
Horizontal:
- vi 3. viri 5. virium 7. viro 8. res 9. mereat 11. sunt 12. mt
Vertical:
- virorum 2. iri 3. vires 4. iurat 5. vim 6. met 10. ent
Puzzle 9
(page 13)
Horizontal:
- 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:
- 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!
Gratias. Ego laborabo in eo.
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