Classic Crosswords Classic Birds Hard — Set 12
🐾 Animals Crossword #1
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Across
- 2. A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo
- 4. The fastest land animal with spotted fur
- 6. A colorful bird that can copy human speech
- 8. A beetle that glows in the dark at night
Down
- 1. A desert animal with one or two humps on its back
- 3. A large graceful white bird that lives on lakes
- 5. A large heavy animal that loves to sit in water
- 7. A large bird with colorful tail feathers
Show answers
- 2 Across: A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo (5)PANDA
- 4 Across: The fastest land animal with spotted fur (7)CHEETAH
- 6 Across: A colorful bird that can copy human speech (6)PARROT
- 8 Across: A beetle that glows in the dark at night (7)FIREFLY
- 1 Down: A desert animal with one or two humps on its back (5)CAMEL
- 3 Down: A large graceful white bird that lives on lakes (4)SWAN
- 5 Down: A large heavy animal that loves to sit in water (5)HIPPO
- 7 Down: A large bird with colorful tail feathers (6)TURKEY
🐾 Animals Crossword #2
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Across
- 1. A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings
- 3. A large colorful parrot from South America
- 5. A large sea animal with long tusks and whiskers
- 6. A very large deer with wide flat antlers
- 8. A big wild cat called the king of the jungle
- 9. A small creature with eight legs that spins webs
- 10. A very large strong ape that lives in forests
Down
- 2. A jumping insect that chirps in grassy fields
- 4. A colorful bird that can copy human speech
- 7. A playful water animal that floats on its back
Show answers
- 1 Across: A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings (9)DRAGONFLY
- 3 Across: A large colorful parrot from South America (5)MACAW
- 5 Across: A large sea animal with long tusks and whiskers (6)WALRUS
- 6 Across: A very large deer with wide flat antlers (5)MOOSE
- 8 Across: A big wild cat called the king of the jungle (4)LION
- 9 Across: A small creature with eight legs that spins webs (6)SPIDER
- 10 Across: A very large strong ape that lives in forests (7)GORILLA
- 2 Down: A jumping insect that chirps in grassy fields (11)GRASSHOPPER
- 4 Down: A colorful bird that can copy human speech (6)PARROT
- 7 Down: A playful water animal that floats on its back (5)OTTER
🐾 Animals Crossword #3
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Across
- 1. A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back
- 4. A common bird with a red breast
- 5. A big wild cat with orange and black stripes
- 6. A big cat with spotted fur that climbs trees
- 7. A fuzzy Australian animal that sleeps in trees
Down
- 1. A small animal with a big bushy tail that collects nuts
- 2. A bumpy-skinned animal related to frogs
- 3. A long reptile with no legs that slithers
Show answers
- 1 Across: A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back (5)SNAIL
- 4 Across: A common bird with a red breast (5)ROBIN
- 5 Across: A big wild cat with orange and black stripes (5)TIGER
- 6 Across: A big cat with spotted fur that climbs trees (7)LEOPARD
- 7 Across: A fuzzy Australian animal that sleeps in trees (5)KOALA
- 1 Down: A small animal with a big bushy tail that collects nuts (8)SQUIRREL
- 2 Down: A bumpy-skinned animal related to frogs (4)TOAD
- 3 Down: A long reptile with no legs that slithers (5)SNAKE
🐾 Animals Crossword #4
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Across
- 1. A small curved sea creature often used in food
- 3. A fuzzy Australian animal that sleeps in trees
- 4. A bird that swims in water and quacks
- 6. A long reptile with no legs that slithers
- 7. A large farm animal that gives us milk
- 8. A small green animal that jumps and lives near water
Down
- 2. A large bird with a pouch under its beak for catching fish
- 5. A small lizard that can climb walls
Show answers
- 1 Across: A small curved sea creature often used in food (6)SHRIMP
- 3 Across: A fuzzy Australian animal that sleeps in trees (5)KOALA
- 4 Across: A bird that swims in water and quacks (4)DUCK
- 6 Across: A long reptile with no legs that slithers (5)SNAKE
- 7 Across: A large farm animal that gives us milk (3)COW
- 8 Across: A small green animal that jumps and lives near water (4)FROG
- 2 Down: A large bird with a pouch under its beak for catching fish (7)PELICAN
- 5 Down: A small lizard that can climb walls (5)GECKO
🐾 Animals Crossword #5
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Across
- 3. A fuzzy Australian animal that sleeps in trees
- 6. A huge animal with a horn on its nose
- 7. A shellfish with two hard shells that close together
- 8. A beetle that glows in the dark at night
Down
- 1. A small animal with a big bushy tail that collects nuts
- 2. A colorful bird that can copy human speech
- 4. A very large strong ape that lives in forests
- 5. A horse-like animal with black and white stripes
- 8. A small wild animal with a bushy tail and pointy ears
Show answers
- 3 Across: A fuzzy Australian animal that sleeps in trees (5)KOALA
- 6 Across: A huge animal with a horn on its nose (10)RHINOCEROS
- 7 Across: A shellfish with two hard shells that close together (4)CLAM
- 8 Across: A beetle that glows in the dark at night (7)FIREFLY
- 1 Down: A small animal with a big bushy tail that collects nuts (8)SQUIRREL
- 2 Down: A colorful bird that can copy human speech (6)PARROT
- 4 Down: A very large strong ape that lives in forests (7)GORILLA
- 5 Down: A horse-like animal with black and white stripes (5)ZEBRA
- 8 Down: A small wild animal with a bushy tail and pointy ears (3)FOX
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