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Press play on the eighties and find the fads that defined the decade. This sheet is free and printed in large, senior-friendly type — use the Print button above for a paper copy, or choose “Save as PDF” in the print dialog. Prints as the puzzle only — tick the box below if you’d like the answer key included (it prints on its own page).

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1980s Nostalgia Word Search

Word Search

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Instructions: Find all 12 hidden words in the grid. Words can go across or down.

TALCNBIPSMANNRA
NEONPECPLRTCABC
ORUBIKSCUBEOEMA
RMBBEAPSOTKAMES
RAMIXTAPEMEEEVS
KBREAKDANCERAEE
KWALKMANBRUORLT
BOOMBOXTRLSBVCT
RABASEACRCWIARE
EWNCAOCNAWKCEOV
BAGWAUEXASRSRAP
LEGWARMERSCEALA
BEXONTAPACMANKR
PTAARCADEBORRKU
IPBPUARAABRBALE

Word List

RUBIKSCUBE
LEGWARMERS
BREAKDANCE
CASSETTE
AEROBICS
WALKMAN
BOOMBOX
MIXTAPE
ARCADE
PACMAN
VELCRO
NEON

Answer Key

1980s Nostalgia Word Search

TALCNBIPSMANNRA
NEONPECPLRTCABC
ORUBIKSCUBEOEMA
RMBBEAPSOTKAMES
RAMIXTAPEMEEEVS
KBREAKDANCERAEE
KWALKMANBRUORLT
BOOMBOXTRLSBVCT
RABASEACRCWIARE
EWNCAOCNAWKCEOV
BAGWAUEXASRSRAP
LEGWARMERSCEALA
BEXONTAPACMANKR
PTAARCADEBORRKU
IPBPUARAABRBALE
RUBIKSCUBELEGWARMERSBREAKDANCECASSETTEAEROBICSWALKMANBOOMBOXMIXTAPEARCADEPACMANVELCRONEON

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