What is the difference between the shamrock and clover in this puzzle?
Both are hidden words: a shamrock is the three-leaf sprig tied to St. Patrick, while clover here nods to the lucky four-leaf version.
St. Patrick's Day honors the patron saint of Ireland, and over the centuries it has gathered a whole bundle of green-tinted symbols, several of which are tucked into this grid. Hunt down the shamrock and the four-leaf clover, the leprechaun guarding his pot of gold, the rainbow, the harp on Ireland's emblem, and the emerald that gives the island its nickname. Letters can run backward or on a slant, so give the diagonals a careful look before deciding a word isn't there. This puzzle fits a March classroom, a parade-day gathering, or a themed pub-quiz table waiting for the next round. To work it on paper, print the grid next to its completed twin, and you can trust that every match is sorted out right on your own screen rather than somewhere remote.
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FAQ
Both are hidden words: a shamrock is the three-leaf sprig tied to St. Patrick, while clover here nods to the lucky four-leaf version.
The holiday celebrates Ireland's patron saint, and green, emeralds, and harps are all national symbols, which is why they fill the grid.
POT and JIG are only three letters each, so they slip between bigger words easily; scan carefully near the edges and corners.