Crossword : Telling the time in English

Can you read the clock? In this crossword, you will practise telling the time in English. Think about words like o’clock, half past, quarter to and the numbers you need. Fill in the grid and discover how easy it is to talk about time!

Grid

Fill in the grid: pick a square, read the clue and type your answer.

Clues

Across

5. At which place
6. To wait for something
8. The pointer on a clock or watch
13. The period of day between noon and evening
16. Sixty minutes
17. The day before today
20. A small timepiece worn on wrist
21. Moving in the direction of clock hands
22. A sound made by a clock
23. A schedule showing planned times

Down

1. At what time
2. To make something happen later
3. Relative pronoun for things
4. The pointers on a clock face
7. A device that measures time intervals
9. A device measuring time with falling sand
10. Accompanied by
11. Sixty seconds of time
12. To use your eyes to see
14. No charge
15. The period of darkness between sunset and sunrise
18. In a short time
19. The number 3
21. Low temperature

Answers

Show the answers

Across

5. At which place → where
6. To wait for something → await
8. The pointer on a clock or watch → watchhand
13. The period of day between noon and evening → afternoon
16. Sixty minutes → hour
17. The day before today → yesterday
20. A small timepiece worn on wrist → watch
21. Moving in the direction of clock hands → clockwise
22. A sound made by a clock → chime
23. A schedule showing planned times → timetable

Down

1. At what time → when
2. To make something happen later → delay
3. Relative pronoun for things → which
4. The pointers on a clock face → hands
7. A device that measures time intervals → timer
9. A device measuring time with falling sand → hourglass
10. Accompanied by → with
11. Sixty seconds of time → minute
12. To use your eyes to see → look
14. No charge → free
15. The period of darkness between sunset and sunrise → nighttime
18. In a short time → soon
19. The number 3 → three
21. Low temperature → cold

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