The Original Crossword Puzzle for Kids and Their Favorite Adults™

The across clues are for kids and the down clues are for grown-ups!

Kids Across

1. It's the first word people say when they see each other 4. It's all a canyon ever has to say 7. Want to have fun listening (and learning) online?: "Wow in the World," is a great _____ for kids who are curious about science 8. Giggle time: It's a short, funny story with a punchline at the end 10. Make music with your mouth without singing a word 11. To repeat something is to say it _____ 12. Zzzz...: It's a nice thing to hear before falling asleep: a ______ story 17. To murmur or mutter (or the name of that adorable little penguin in the movie, "Happy Feet") 20. If you want to see a frog chatting with a ____, just take a walk down Sesame Street 21. What you share each time you introduce yourself 23. A permission slip is a _____ from home that shows it's okay for you to go on a trip 24. To tell a secret softly

Parents Down

2. Ask Dr. Freud: A person who can't stop telling you how great he is has a big one 3. Prof's typical teaching technique 4. On background: He's a performer without a speaking part 5. Discussion du jour, like a popular new restaurant or Hollywood's latest couple: the talk of the _____ 6. What a strong argument is meant to do 7. Type of conference during which a spokesperson's is expected to shine 9. In an in-person conversation, its expression can say more than the words 13. Talks on and on, seemingly forever (or hot, airborne technology products that deliver packages or just plain fun) 14. Silent, white-faced performers 15. Just a little one: When questioned about a cookie jar theft, the crumb-covered child who sheepishly declares "I cannot tell a lie," it's probably telling a ____ 16. Noun in the daytime talk show co-hosted by Whoopie Goldberg 18. Traditional participants in a barbershop discussion 19. Adjective in the nighttime talk show hosted by Steven Colbert 22. Description of a humble one (The bible says he'll inherit the earth)