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50 BUSINESS ENGLISH CROSSWORD PUZZLES

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Table of Contents

Introduction and Notes for Learners and Teachers ......................................... 6

Resources ......................................................................................................... 11

The Crossword Puzzles

1. Accounting ................................................................................................... 13

2. Advertising ................................................................................................... 14

3. Air Travel ...................................................................................................... 15

4. Amazon ........................................................................................................ 16

5. Apple ............................................................................................................ 17

6. Banking ........................................................................................................ 18

7. Brands and Branding.................................................................................... 19

8. Business Idioms ........................................................................................... 20

9. Business Sayings and Proverbs .................................................................... 21

10. Business Verbs ........................................................................................... 22

11. Buying and Selling ...................................................................................... 23

12. Commercial Correspondence .................................................................... 24

13. Companies ................................................................................................. 25

14. Company Organization .............................................................................. 26

15. Corporate Strategy .................................................................................... 27

16. Cross-Cultural Issues .................................................................................. 28

17. E-Commerce .............................................................................................. 29

18. Economics .................................................................................................. 30

19. Environment .............................................................................................. 31

20. Finance ....................................................................................................... 32

21. Google ........................................................................................................ 33

22. Hotels and Restaurants .............................................................................. 34

23. Human Resources ...................................................................................... 35

24. Industry ...................................................................................................... 36

25. Information Technology ............................................................................ 37

26. Insurance ................................................................................................... 38

27. International Trade .................................................................................... 39

28. Internet ...................................................................................................... 40

29. Jobs and Professions .................................................................................. 41

30. Labour Relations ........................................................................................ 42

31. Legal Matters ............................................................................................. 43

32. Marketing .................................................................................................. 44

33. Meetings .................................................................................................... 45

34. Negotiating ....................................................................................... 46




35. Office Equipment .............................................................................. 47

36. Presentations ............................................................................................. 48

37. Press........................................................................................................... 49

38. Rail Travel .................................................................................................. 50

39. Recruitment ............................................................................................... 51

40. Retailing ..................................................................................................... 52

41. Road Transport .......................................................................................... 53

42. Sea Transport ............................................................................................. 54

43. Social Media ............................................................................................... 55

44. Socializing .................................................................................................. 56

45. Stock Market .............................................................................................. 57

46. Taxation ..................................................................................................... 58

47. Telephoning ............................................................................................... 59

48. Tourism ...................................................................................................... 60

49. Transport and Logistics .............................................................................. 61

50. Work .......................................................................................................... 62

Solutions ........................................................................................................... 63

Word List (alphabetical) ................................................................................... 72

Word Lists (by puzzle) ...................................................................................... 87




Introduction Crossword puzzles have been around since the beginning of the twentieth century and have been

used in Ianguage teaching since the 1950s at least. It is easy to see why, since crossword puzzles are

not only a fun way to acquire and revise vocabulary (unlike boring word lists!), they also exercise

your brain.

As a language teacher myself (at the EM Normandie business school in France), I have created dozens

of crossword puzzles for my students over the years, and this collection brings together some of

those, as well as many new ones created especially.

Although some people think of crosswords as being a bit old-fashioned, they have kept up with the

digital age and many crosswords can now be found on the Internet or in the form of apps. The good

news is that all of the crosswords in this collection are available online for free. So whether you're

completing the grids using pencil and paper, a keyboard and mouse, or just your fingers on a

touchscreen, happy puzzling!

The Puzzles The puzzles in this collection are suitable for learners at intermediate level and above (B1+ on the Common European Framework). Each puzzle is based on a particular business theme, and most, if not all, of the answers are

connected with that theme. In all, over 1,000 different words are used, most of which are high-

frequency items. And, of course, you'll find a lot more related words used in the clues.

All the puzzles use British-style grids, which have more black squares than their American

counterparts. British English (BrE) grammar and spelling is used throughout, except where American

English (AmE) is indicated. So, 'travelled', not 'traveled', and 'colour', not 'color', etc.

To access the online version of the crossword, either click on the screen icon to the right of the grid

at the top, or scan the QR code next to it.

Solutions to the puzzles are given at the end of this PDF e-book, as well as separate word lists for

each puzzle, and a global word list featuring all the words used in the puzzles in alphabetical order.

Notes for Learners If you are not familiar with crossword puzzles, don't worry it's very easy! The aim is to use the

clues to find the words you need to fill in the grid. Clues can be either Across (i.e., horizontal) or

Down (i.e., vertical). For example, if the clue for 3 down is 'Not married (6)', this means that you are

looking for a word with six letters which will fit vertically in the grid with the first letter on the square

with the number three in it (the answer is 'single', by the way).

There are three main types of clue used in this collection. We've already seen an example of the first

one: the definition. Another common type of clue involves filling in a gap. For example, 'Chickens

____ eggs (3)'. Here, you need a three-letter word that will fill the gap in the sentence (the answer is

'lay').

Finally, there are a small number of 'cryptic' clues, just to make you think a bit harder. These usually

have a question or exclamation mark. For example, 'The shortest month! (3)'. Any ideas? The answer

is 'May'. Perhaps you were thinking of 'February', which is a good guess, but doesn't fit as it has too

many letters. In fact, May is the shortest month in terms of the number of letters it has!

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1. ACCOUNTING

ACROSS

3 The profit and loss ____ shows a business's

financial performance over a given period

(7)

7 An important ____ in accounting is that the

left side will always equal the right side (4)

9 Money retained in the business and not

distributed to the owners (8)

11 An amount of money that is owed (4)

12 A company's ____ assets include cash and

accounts receivable (7)

13 Traditionally, the posting of ____ and credit

transactions has been called bookkeeping (5)

15 Direct ____ may be fixed or variable (5)

17 One factor in calculating depreciation (3)

18 To reach a point when the profits are equal

to the costs (5,4)

19 An amount of money lost by a business (4)

20 After taxes or costs have been removed (3)

21 The amount of money charged for a service

(e.g., by an accountant) (3)

DOWN

1 ____ assets include property, plant, and

equipment (5)

2 A period of three months (7)

4 The temporary accounts get ____ at the end

of the financial year (6)

5 Not paid at an expected or required time (7)

6 A short-term debt security (4)

8 The profit made by a company (8)

10 A financial ____ is a report about an

organization's financial results (9)

12 Working ____ is the money a business has

available for immediate use (7)

14/16 The ____ shows the value of a company

at a particular time (7,5)

15 A company ____ is a fixed asset (3)

16 See 14 Down

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9 10

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12 13 14

15 16

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2. ADVERTISING

ACROSS

1 Describes promotional messages we are not

aware of (10)

6 More ____ than rum (Malibu slogan) (3)

7 A Mars a ____ helps you work, rest and play

(slogan) (3)

8 ____ the news that's fit to print (New York

Times slogan) (3)

9 Exaggerated publicity (4)

10 A series of actions that try to persuade

people to buy a product (8)

12 'Just Do It' is a famous one (6)

17 To attract attention to a product by

advertising (7)

18 Short phrase used to advertise something (7)

19 Yes We ____ (Obama presidential campaign

slogan) (3)

20 The text of an advertisement (4)

21 We Go The ____ Mile (much-used slogan)

(5)

DOWN

2 An advertisement on a website (6)

3 ____ planning is one of the four key

disciplines in advertising (5)

4 Abbreviation for 'advertisement' or

'advertising' (2)

5 On the internet (6)

6 Advertisement printed on paper and given to

people (5)

11 The process of attracting attention to a

product by advertising (9)

12 A place where you see a lot of advertising

(5)

13 An advertising business (6)

14 Large printed notice used to advertise

something (6)

15 Short, catchy song used in a radio or TV

commercial (6)

16 To start selling a new product or service to

the public (6)

17 Newspapers and magazines (5)

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8

9 10 11

12 13

14 15 16

17

18 19

20

21

Notes

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3. AIR TRAVEL

ACROSS

1 Air travel has never been so ____ (4)

7 An aircraft with wings (5)

8 Heathrow or Gatwick, for example (7)

9 The feeling of being very tired after a long

air journey (3,3)

10 A ____ airline offers cheap flights (6)

12 Excess luggage will ____ charges (5)

13 Waiting area for departing passengers (4)

15 A piece of luggage (3)

16 The people who work on an aircraft (4)

17 Qantas is Australia's national ____ (7)

21 Boarding will ____ at 8.30 (5)

22 The travel insurance covers ____ of luggage

(4)

23 A situation in which a plane leaves or arrives

late (5)

DOWN

1 A modern jumbo jet has up to 500 ____ (5)

2 The money you pay for a trip or journey (4)

3 ____ in the Air (2009 movie) (2)

4 The person in charge of an aircraft (7)

5 The part of an airport that deals with

passengers who are leaving (10)

6 To get onto an aircraft (5)

9 Owning a private ____ is a symbol of great

wealth (3)

10 Luggage (7)

11 The part of the plane where the passengers

sit (5)

14 To announce that a flight will not take place

(6)

18 To arrive at a place by plane (4)

19 To travel somewhere by plane (3)

20 You're not allowed to ____ your phone

during take-off and landing (3)

1 2 3 4 5

6 7

8

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10

11 12

13 14

15 16

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21 22

23

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4. AMAZON

ACROSS

1 Future delivery method? (6)

4 AMAN is Amazon's mobile ____ network

(2)

7 An electronic book (5)

8 Amazon's ____ features an arrow pointing

from A to Z (4)

9 Customer ____ are a key feature of

Amazon's site (7)

11 Amazon's e-reader (6)

13 Bezos was TIME's Person of the ____ in

1999 (4)

15 Kindle Unlimited is Amazon's ____-you-

can-read plan (3)

18 You can ____ with one click on Amazon (3)

19 Part of Amazon's logo (5)

20 Price reduction (8)

21 The Fire HD 8 is Amazon's latest ____ (6)

22 ____ Bezos is Amazon's founder and CEO

(4)

DOWN

1 The . in Amazon.com is pronounced ____

(3)

2/3 Amazon is now the world's biggest ____

(6,5)

5 Free ____ is available on orders over 10 (8)

6 Are drone deliveries just pie in the ____? (3)

10 Fulfillment centres (10)

12 The shopping cart is called the ____ on

Amazon.co.uk (6)

14 Where Amazon's headquarters are situated

(7)

16 Amazon offers a ____ price guarantee on all

TVs (3)

17 For Amazon, ____ is more important than

profits (6)

18 Amazon's special membership programme

(5)

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Solutions

1. ACCOUNTING 2. ADVERTISING

3. AIR TRAVEL 4. AMAZON

5. APPLE 6. BANKING

F1

Q2

A3

C4

C O5

U N6

T

I R7

U L E8

L V O

X A A O E T

E R R9

E S E R V E S10

D11

E B T N E D T

E I D U A

C12

U R R E N T D13

E B14

I T

A G A E

P C15

O S T S16

L M

I A H A17

G E

T B18

R E A K E V E N N

A E C T

L19

O S S N20

E T F21

E E

S1

U B2

L I M3

I N A4

L O5

A E D N

F6

U N D7

A Y A8

L L

L N I I

H9

Y P E C10

A M P11

A I G N

E R R E

R S12

L O G A13

N

P14

J15

T M G L16

O I P17

R O M O T E A

S N R R T N U

T18

A G L I N E I C19

A N

E L N C20

O P Y C

R E21

X T R A N H

S1

A F2

E U3

C4

D5

E A B6

P7

L A N E

A8

I R P O R T P P

T E A J9

E T L A G

S R E A R

B10

U D G E T I T

C11

A I12

N C U R

A G13

A T E C14

R

B15

A G A C16

R E W

I A17

I R L18

I N E S

N G A C F19

U20

B21

E G I N E L22

O S S

D23

E L A Y E

D1

R O2

N E S3

A4

D5

S6

O N T E7

B O O K

T L8

O G O L Y

I R9

E V I E W10

S

K11

I N D L E V A B12

E Y13

E A R A

S14

A15

L16

L R E S

E G17

O P18

A Y H K

A19

R R O W R O E

T O D20

I S C O U N T

T W M S

L T21

A B L E T J22

E F F

E H S

N1

M2

I C R3

O S4

O F T5

E O E E E

T6

A B L E T T7

H I8

N G9

I I P E

M10

U L T I N A T11

I O N A L

A E A U D R

C D12

N K13

I14

N C E B15

E A16

T S17

E

N V R P A Y

T C18

H I N A P F19

A N

O O C N A O

S20

T O R E D R T

H K W21

H I T E

B1

D2

E P3

O S4

I T S5

I6

I B7

L A A8

T M

L9

O A N C F V F

L N R10

T11

E L12

L E R

K E R E R I13

O14

V E R D R A W N N

P R N D15

E B16

I T

E C17

A S H A E

N B18

F L R

A E R19

A T E

M20

A N A G E R W21

N S

A K O C22

U T

X B23

A N K N O T E




Word List (alphabetical)

about

abroad

access

accommodation

account

acid

acquaintance

act

ad

address

ads

advertise

Adwords

afraid

aft

age

agency

agenda

AGM

agreement

ahem

aid

aide

aim

air

airline

airport

alarm

ales

all

alliance

allowance

Amazon

ambassador

amount

analyse

Android

annual

answer

apologize

app

applicant

apply

appoint

appraisal

Arab

architect

army

arranged

arrow

art

ASAP

ask

assess

assets

assistant

at

ATM

attach

attend

auction

audience

aware

axed

axle

BA

bag

baggage

balance

balance sheet

ball

ballpark

ban

bank

banker

banknote

bankrupt

banner

bar

bar code

bargain

bargain

barrier

barriers

barter

base

basket

bear

Beats

benefits

berth

bid

bill

bin

black

bloc

blog

blue chip

blue-collar

board

boat

body

bonus

book

boom

border

borrow

boss

bought

box

boy

brake

brand

break

break down

break even

brewery

Brin

broker

browser

buck

budget

build

bulk

business

bust

busy

buyer

cabin

call

campaign

can

cancel

candidate

capital

captain

car

car

car pool

career

cargo

carrier

cart

cash

cashier

cat

catastrophe

catch

catering

caviar

cell

CEO

CFO

chair

chairman

chairperson

change

charge

chart

chat

cheat

checkout

chef

chemicals

China

Chrome

City

civil

claimant

claims

clap

clean

clear

clerk

clicks

client

closed

cloud

CNN

coach

coat

cod

code

coin

collect

column

come

coming

comment

compartment

compensate

complain

comprehensive

concessions

conditions

consignment

consumer

contact

container

content

cook

Cook

cookie

copy

corp

corporate

cost

costs

cottage

counterfeit

court

cover

crate

create

creditor

crew

crisis

critic

crude

cruise

cry

cue

current

customs

cut

CV

daily

damage

data

database

day

deal

dear

debit

debt

deck

decrease

deficit

delay

delighted

delivery

demands

department

departures

deposit

deposits

design

desk

destruction

developed

device

diagram

dial

diary

die

dies

diesel

dinner

direct

direct mail

discount

discuss

disk

dismiss




Word Lists (by puzzle)

1. ACCOUNTING

age (3)

car (3)

fee (3)

net (3)

debt (4)

loss (4)

note (4)

rule (4)

costs (5)

debit (5)

fixed (5)

break even (5,4)

closed (6)

account (7)

capital (7)

current (7)

overdue (7)

quarter (7)

balance sheet (7,5)

earnings (8)

reserves (8)

statement (9)

2. ADVERTISING

ad (2)

all (3)

can (3)

day (3)

fun (3)

copy (4)

hype (4)

extra (5)

flyer (5)

media (5)

print (5)

store (5)

agency (6)

banner (6)

jingle (6)

launch (6)

online (6)

poster (6)

slogan (6)

promote (7)

tagline (7)

campaign (8)

promotion (9)

subliminal (10)

3. AIR TRAVEL

up (2)

bag (3)

fly (3)

jet (3)

use (3)

get on (3,2)

jet lag (3,3)

crew (4)

fare (4)

gate (4)

land (4)

loss (4)

safe (4)

board (5)

cabin (5)

delay (5)

incur (5)

plane (5)

seats (5)

budget (6)

cancel (6)

airline (7)

airport (7)

baggage (7)

captain (7)

departures (10)

4. AMAZON

ad (2)

all (3)

dot (3)

low (3)

pay (3)

Sky (3)

Jeff (4)

logo (4)

year (4)

arrow (5)

ebook (5)

Prime (5)

basket (6)

drones (6)

growth (6)

Kindle (6)

tablet (6)

online store (6,5)

reviews (7)

Seattle (7)

delivery (8)

discount (8)

warehouses (10)

5. APPLE

app (3)

fan (3)

inc (3)

net (3)

set (3)

ten (3)

Cook (4)

gear (4)

iPod (4)

tune (4)

Beats (5)

brand (5)

China (5)

store (5)

thing (5)

white (5)

device (6)

mobile (6)

Retina (6)

Safari (6)

tablet (6)

Keynote (7)

Macintosh (9)

Microsoft (9)

multinational (13)

6. BANKING

ATM (3)

cut (3)

IMF (3)

max (3)

plc (3)

red (3)

woo (3)

bank (4)

bill (4)

cash (4)

lend (4)

loan (4)

open (4)

rate (4)

safe (4)

debit (5)

saver (5)

banker (6)

teller (6)

balance (7)

manager (7)

banknote (8)

deposits (8)

interest (8)

transfer (8)

overdrawn (9)

7. BRANDS AND BRANDING

aim (3)

app (3)

red (3)

expo (4)

logo (4)

want (4)

aware (5)

image (5)

label (5)

loyal (5)

design (6)

equity (6)

slogan (6)

target (6)

values (6)

premium (7)

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