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Scots on the Western Front

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Test knowledge of Scotland and the Western Front in WW1: the Somme, Cambrai, Loos, trench life, propaganda, recruitment and artillery.

This history crossword has 12 clues. Select a numbered square, read the matching clue, and type the answer. Crossing letters help confirm each word. You can print a worksheet or make your own crossword from a custom word list.

Horizontal Words

  1. The Battle at which there were 60,000 British casualties in the first day (5)
  2. Posters, speeches, songs trying to convince men to enlist. (10)
  3. The Battle at which tanks were used en masse for the first time (7)
  4. Big guns which caused 60% of deaths in WW1 (9)
  5. The colour feather given to men who had not yet enlisted (5)
  6. The General who commanded Brits at the Battle of Loos (4)
  7. The weapon which every soldier was trained in (5)

Vertical Words

  1. Used to provide protection from bullets in the trenches (8)
  2. Love of one's country (10)
  3. Used to protect the front line from enemy advance (11)
  4. The Lord who was in charge of Britain's recruitment campaign. (8)
  5. A pest which fed on dead bodies in no-man's land (3)
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The Scots on the Western Front crossword is a history puzzle with 12 entries to solve from the clues shown beside the grid. Fill an answer into the numbered squares, then use its crossing letters to narrow the possible answers for neighboring clues. You can work through the puzzle in the browser or open the print layout for a paper copy.

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This puzzle includes clues such as “The Battle at which there were 60,000 British casualties in the first day”, “Used to provide protection from bullets in the trenches”, and “Posters, speeches, songs trying to convince men to enlist.”. Read the full across and down lists next to the grid before deciding where to begin. An exact definition or familiar fact is usually a good starting point; after entering it, check each crossing clue against the letters now available. The clue text comes from the community puzzle submission and is displayed unchanged for solving.

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You solve the Scots on the Western Front crossword online by selecting a numbered entry, reading its matching clue, and typing the answer into the grid. Start with clues you can answer confidently instead of forcing a strict order. Crossing letters turn incomplete words into useful patterns, so revisit difficult clues after completing nearby entries. Before finishing, compare the answer length with the available squares and recheck spelling wherever two entries meet.

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