British Boarding Schools Crossword Puzzle

About the British Boarding Schools Crossword Puzzle

This puzzle covers boarding-school life and well-known British schools, from Eton and Harrow to Winchester and Cheltenham. Look for terms such as prefect, housemaster, chapel, blazer, and exeat, along with school names and traditional term names. It may appeal to students learning about British education, readers interested in school traditions, and Harry Potter fans curious about the real-world setting behind the stories.

This crossword draws on 45 clues about British Boarding Schools. Each grid uses a different handful and fits them together a new way, so press New puzzle for another whenever you finish. The answers are in the answer key when you print, and behind the Reveal button when you play.

Sample clues

• •Smart jacket often bearing a crest (6 letters)
• •Shared lounge for pupils or staff (10 letters)
• •Permission for a pupil to leave for a weekend (5 letters)
• •Senior man in charge of an institution (10 letters)
• •Winter-to-spring academic period (8 letters)
• •Pupil chosen to help maintain order (7 letters)
• •Warwickshire town where a ball game took shape (5 letters)
• •Buckinghamshire village with a college in a grand estate (5 letters)

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