Classic Crosswords Classic Animals Super Expert — Set 15
🐾 Animals Crossword #1
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Across
- 2. A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws
- 4. A flying insect that makes honey and buzzes
- 5. A horse-like animal with black and white stripes
- 6. A bumpy-skinned animal related to frogs
- 7. A pink farm animal with a curly tail
Down
- 1. A large animal people ride on
- 3. A black and white bird that swims but cannot fly
- 4. A flying animal that comes out at night
Show answers
- 2 Across: A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws (4)CRAB
- 4 Across: A flying insect that makes honey and buzzes (3)BEE
- 5 Across: A horse-like animal with black and white stripes (5)ZEBRA
- 6 Across: A bumpy-skinned animal related to frogs (4)TOAD
- 7 Across: A pink farm animal with a curly tail (3)PIG
- 1 Down: A large animal people ride on (5)HORSE
- 3 Down: A black and white bird that swims but cannot fly (7)PENGUIN
- 4 Down: A flying animal that comes out at night (3)BAT
🐾 Animals Crossword #2
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Across
- 2. A small pet rodent with pouchy cheeks
- 5. A pink farm animal with a curly tail
- 6. A tall pink bird that stands on one leg
- 7. A shellfish with two hard shells that close together
Down
- 1. A large bird with colorful tail feathers
- 3. A flat ocean fish with a long tail that can sting
- 4. A large furry animal that hibernates in winter
- 6. A small wild animal with a bushy tail and pointy ears
Show answers
- 2 Across: A small pet rodent with pouchy cheeks (7)HAMSTER
- 5 Across: A pink farm animal with a curly tail (3)PIG
- 6 Across: A tall pink bird that stands on one leg (8)FLAMINGO
- 7 Across: A shellfish with two hard shells that close together (4)CLAM
- 1 Down: A large bird with colorful tail feathers (6)TURKEY
- 3 Down: A flat ocean fish with a long tail that can sting (8)STINGRAY
- 4 Down: A large furry animal that hibernates in winter (4)BEAR
- 6 Down: A small wild animal with a bushy tail and pointy ears (3)FOX
🐾 Animals Crossword #3
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Across
- 1. A small furry pet that purrs and meows
- 3. An animal that lives in water and has fins
- 6. A tiny insect that lives in large groups
- 7. A sleek ocean animal that barks and balances balls
- 8. A small pet rodent with pouchy cheeks
Down
- 1. The fastest land animal with spotted fur
- 2. A tropical bird with a very large colorful beak
- 4. A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk
- 5. A large sea animal with long tusks and whiskers
Show answers
- 1 Across: A small furry pet that purrs and meows (3)CAT
- 3 Across: An animal that lives in water and has fins (4)FISH
- 6 Across: A tiny insect that lives in large groups (3)ANT
- 7 Across: A sleek ocean animal that barks and balances balls (4)SEAL
- 8 Across: A small pet rodent with pouchy cheeks (7)HAMSTER
- 1 Down: The fastest land animal with spotted fur (7)CHEETAH
- 2 Down: A tropical bird with a very large colorful beak (6)TOUCAN
- 4 Down: A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk (8)ELEPHANT
- 5 Down: A large sea animal with long tusks and whiskers (6)WALRUS
🐾 Animals Crossword #4
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Across
- 1. A fluffy farm animal that gives us wool
- 2. A small furry animal with long ears that hops
- 3. A large bird with a pouch under its beak for catching fish
- 5. A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls
- 8. A flat ocean fish with a long tail that can sting
Down
- 1. A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back
- 4. A large reptile with a long snout that lives in water
- 6. A small wild animal with a bushy tail and pointy ears
- 7. A shellfish with two hard shells that close together
Show answers
- 1 Across: A fluffy farm animal that gives us wool (5)SHEEP
- 2 Across: A small furry animal with long ears that hops (6)RABBIT
- 3 Across: A large bird with a pouch under its beak for catching fish (7)PELICAN
- 5 Across: A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls (4)WOLF
- 8 Across: A flat ocean fish with a long tail that can sting (8)STINGRAY
- 1 Down: A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back (5)SNAIL
- 4 Down: A large reptile with a long snout that lives in water (9)CROCODILE
- 6 Down: A small wild animal with a bushy tail and pointy ears (3)FOX
- 7 Down: A shellfish with two hard shells that close together (4)CLAM
🐾 Animals Crossword #5
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Across
- 2. A large farm animal that gives us milk
- 4. A horse-like animal with black and white stripes
- 5. A bird raised on farms for eggs and meat
- 8. A male chicken that crows in the morning
- 10. A small reptile with four legs and a tail
Down
- 1. A tropical bird with a very large colorful beak
- 3. A tiny ocean fish shaped like a horse
- 6. A long thin creature that lives in the soil
- 7. A sleek ocean animal that barks and balances balls
- 9. A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws
Show answers
- 2 Across: A large farm animal that gives us milk (3)COW
- 4 Across: A horse-like animal with black and white stripes (5)ZEBRA
- 5 Across: A bird raised on farms for eggs and meat (7)CHICKEN
- 8 Across: A male chicken that crows in the morning (7)ROOSTER
- 10 Across: A small reptile with four legs and a tail (6)LIZARD
- 1 Down: A tropical bird with a very large colorful beak (6)TOUCAN
- 3 Down: A tiny ocean fish shaped like a horse (8)SEAHORSE
- 6 Down: A long thin creature that lives in the soil (4)WORM
- 7 Down: A sleek ocean animal that barks and balances balls (4)SEAL
- 9 Down: A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws (4)CRAB
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