Simple Crossword Puzzle by The Green Ogre - CrossBird

Crossword Puzzles for Bird Nerds – CROSSBIRD

Not a crossword person? That’s about to change. Since you love our quizzes, here’s a new puzzle from The Green Ogre.

CrossBird is a simple crossword puzzle series. We guarantee (nope, not an electoral promise but a binding one) that bird nerds like you will love it!

Here’s how to play:

  • Click ‘Start‘ to begin playing.
  • A numbered square marks the starting letter of each word.
  • Begin by playing across or down.
  • Look for the highlighted clues as you play.
  • Hit ‘Enter’ once you complete a word to move to the next clue.
  • Filled-up squares are skipped as you type.
  • Scoring: 10 points for every correct word; -2 for every letter revealed; target time varies with puzzle complexity from 15-30 minutes; get 15 bonus points per minute for solving the puzzle under that limit.
  • This puzzle does not time out. Don’t let the timer spook you!
  • Clear the puzzle to play again.
  • You can also play with a friend by clicking on the “person icon” next to the timer.
  • Enjoy!

This page will stack the latest editions of the CrossBird puzzle in descending order.

Play as many as you like, any number of times you want.

CrossBird 0003/001 – Birds In Their Habitats

Following many requests for a simpler crossword, and a few near-death threats, we’ve relented. Somewhat. Here’s a nice puzzle with many familiar birds and relatively easy clues. This is about birds in their habitats. So the clues include birds, bird-related words, and words related to the kind of environments they inhabit. Use the hints if you get stuck.

CrossBird 0002/001 – The Special Costa Rica Edition!

If you’ve read Sandy‘s Costa Rica Birding travelogue, this one should be a breeze. If you haven’t, fret not. Read the series now and then play this CrossBird!

CrossBird (Simple) 0001/001

Our first puzzle is about common names of familiar birds (well, that’s relative, because we have a few surprises in here). Use the clues to crack this in record time. Thought you’d like to warm up before we unload the tough ones.


CrossBird crossword puzzles from The Green Ogre are created with PuzzleMe, a fantastic free software developed by AmuseLabs.

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