👨🔧 Read each clue and write the job in the boxes — the word bank lists every answer. Then circle the marked letter (○) in each row to reveal a hidden bonus word! The answer key sits at the bottom — fold it backward along the dotted line before you start.
Read each clue and write the answer in the boxes. The word bank lists every answer; the number in brackets is the word length.
1.
Grows crops and raises animals on the land (6)
2.
Makes bread, cakes, and pastries (5)
3.
Helps you get well when you're sick (6)
4.
Cuts and styles people's hair (11)
5.
Creates paintings, drawings, and sculptures (6)
6.
Looks after plants, flowers, and lawns (8)
7.
Designs and builds machines, bridges, or engines (8)
8.
The boss of the kitchen in a restaurant (4)
Word Bank: ARTIST, BAKER, CHEF, DOCTOR, ENGINEER, FARMER, GARDENER, HAIRDRESSER
★ Bonus word — circle the marked letter (○) in each answer, then read them top to bottom:
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✂ fold backward along this line to hide the solution ✂
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Solution
1. FARMER 2. BAKER 3. DOCTOR 4. HAIRDRESSER 5. ARTIST 6. GARDENER 7. ENGINEER 8. CHEF ★ Bonus word: MECHANIC
How to Solve This Fill-In
Each row describes a job, and the number of boxes is the exact length of the answer. With only eight rows and a wide spread of lengths, counting boxes does a lot of the work:
Place the one-offs first. Only one job has eleven letters, only one has five and only one has four — three rows placed without even reading the clue.
Read the clue for the six- and eight-letter rows. Three jobs are six letters long and two are eight, so the description is what separates the farmer from the doctor, or the gardener from the engineer.
Finish with the bonus word. The circled letters, read top to bottom, spell another eight-letter job. It's a handy double-check on any row you filled in by elimination.
Jobs & Careers ties Common Colours for the shortest fill-in in our library at just eight answers, ranging from CHEF at four letters up to HAIRDRESSER at eleven. With that much length variation across only eight words, most clues can be narrowed down by letter count alone before you've even worked out the job itself.