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The milkman, the paperboy, and porch lights at dusk — find the words of the old neighborhood. 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).

The Old Neighborhood Word Search

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

DSIKLNEIGHBORSD
ORTSIDEWALKMESY
BTROAOISDIEIYTG
MLGPHLBADPDLHOH
PORCHLIGHTOKSOS
EHRSLEAMMAOMMPR
THEDGESTEORAGPM
LTWMLONHWBBNTTS
EFRONTYARDEPGHO
EROHNMERHILREMD
DRIVEWAYPMLDSDH
EDTAEDREOESGNRR
PAPERBOYOYAOLYO
SLKESPLMAILMANM
RLAMPPOSTLOSGLN

Word List

PORCHLIGHT
NEIGHBORS
FRONTYARD
DRIVEWAY
SIDEWALK
DOORBELL
LAMPPOST
PAPERBOY
MAILMAN
MILKMAN
HEDGES
STOOP

Answer Key

DSIKLNEIGHBORSD
ORTSIDEWALKMESY
BTROAOISDIEIYTG
MLGPHLBADPDLHOH
PORCHLIGHTOKSOS
EHRSLEAMMAOMMPR
THEDGESTEORAGPM
LTWMLONHWBBNTTS
EFRONTYARDEPGHO
EROHNMERHILREMD
DRIVEWAYPMLDSDH
EDTAEDREOESGNRR
PAPERBOYOYAOLYO
SLKESPLMAILMANM
RLAMPPOSTLOSGLN
PORCHLIGHTNEIGHBORSFRONTYARDDRIVEWAYSIDEWALKDOORBELLLAMPPOSTPAPERBOYMAILMANMILKMANHEDGESSTOOP

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