Across
- 5. Granter of temporary invulnerability.
- 9. Jerry Lee Lewis would love this power-up.
- 11. The evil king's cousin.
- 13. His first and last are the same.
- 14. A sign that a toad or princess is near.
- 15. A get rich quick scheme!
- 16. When the floor is no more.
- 19. Mario and Luigi's real-world livelihood.
- 21. Vertical ball of intense heat.
- 23. The end is near.
- 24. You would think this enemy was a bird by looking at its name.
- 27. Mario's source of delicious calamari.
- 29. Helps Mario and Luigi get ahead in life.
- 30. Rarely in the spotlight, but loved nonetheless.
- 31. These guys are on Cloud Nine.
- 32. A cat has nine, but you only start off with three.
- 34. You can't step on this Koopa monarch and live to see another day.
- 35. In this game, Mario and Luigi are impervious to it. In later games, however, it could kill over time.
- 37. Some can be hidden and cause you strife, but getting one gives you an extra life.
- 39. It can be achieved by holding the "B" button while the character moves.
- 41. A vertical method of access.
Down
- 1. The flighty fiends donned with a shell.
- 2. If it displays three zeros, you're dead.
- 3. You'll feel larger than life.
- 4. Mario doesn't smoke them, but he uses them often.
- 6. Mushrooms, fireflowers, and starmen...oh my!
- 7. Podoboos, lava, shells, and Mario's clothes.
- 8. Ten-squared can help you get a life.
- 10. The end is here.
- 12. Currency up in the clouds!
- 17. They're certainly not heroes in a half-shell like the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are.
- 18. The lowliest fungal minion.
- 20. A final digit of 1, 3, or 6 will spawn them!
- 21. They go up, they go down. They go left, they go right. Sometimes, they even fall out of sight.
- 22. Princess Toadstool's favorite fruit.
- 25. Believe it or not, he doesn't have warts.
- 26. Each world ends with one, except for the final one.
- 27. The new form of the Mushroom Kingdom's residents.
- 28. Luigi's means of travel in World 2-2.
- 32. This obstacle can really cook your goose.
- 33. Eight make this game great!
- 36. The number of toads you will rescue throughout the game.
- 38. The first part of Mario's original name. Also, a way to reach higher ground.
- 40. Grass, shells, the Koopa Emblem, Luigi's clothes, and King Koopa himself!
