Thanksgiving Word Search for Adults: Hosting the Holiday

This puzzle is about Thanksgiving from the host's side: the guest list and the seating chart, the kids' table, the carving knife and the gravy boat, the wine pairing, the second helping, the food coma that follows, and the travel day before it all. Friendsgiving, the Turkey Trot and Black Friday complete the long weekend.

Every answer is a phrase of two words written without spaces, from Food Coma, with 8 letters, to Friendsgiving and Second Helping, with 13. Three lie on diagonals in a 15x15 grid where words run in all directions.

Adult Thanksgiving Vocabulary: 12 Words to Find

Words run across, up, and diagonally; 8 of the 12 read backwards. The longest words are Friendsgiving and Second Helping, with 13 letters each.

Black Friday: The day after Thanksgiving, when stores open early with big sales and the Christmas shopping season begins.
Carving Knife: A long, thin knife for slicing the roast turkey at the table.
Food Coma: The sleepy, heavy feeling after a very large meal.
Friendsgiving: A Thanksgiving-style meal shared with friends instead of family, usually a potluck.
Gravy Boat: A small jug with a spout and a saucer, for pouring gravy at the table.
Guest List: The list of everyone invited to the meal.
Kids Table: The separate table for children at a big family dinner, and a rite of passage to leave.
Seating Chart: A plan of who sits where at the table.
Second Helping: Another serving of food after the first plate is finished.
Travel Day: A day spent on the road or in airports to reach the family dinner. The days around Thanksgiving are among the busiest of the year for travel in the United States.
Turkey Trot: A footrace run on Thanksgiving morning. The one in Buffalo, New York, has been held since 1896.
Wine Pairing: Choosing a wine that suits a dish, such as a light red with turkey.

How to Solve the Adult Thanksgiving Word Search

"Friendsgiving", 13 letters, runs from the bottom up, like "Food Coma", the only word with an M, and "Kids Table". "Second Helping", "Carving Knife" and "Turkey Trot" read backwards. "Gravy Boat" slopes down to the right, "Guest List" up to the left and "Seating Chart" down to the left. "Black Friday", "Travel Day" and "Wine Pairing", with the only W, read across.

Thanksgiving Party Games for Adults

Place a copy on each plate as a quiet game while the turkey is carved.
At Friendsgiving, pair guests who do not know each other and let them solve it together.
Give a slice of pie to the first person who finds all twelve.