Classic Crosswords Classic Books Expert — Set 22
🐾 Animals Crossword #1
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Across
- 2. A colorful fish that nibbles on coral with beak-like teeth
- 3. A smart ocean animal that jumps and plays in waves
- 5. A flying insect that makes honey and buzzes
- 6. A large sea animal with long tusks and whiskers
- 7. A small animal with a big bushy tail that collects nuts
Down
- 1. A small brown bird found in many places
- 3. A graceful wild animal with antlers
- 4. A large sea creature with big claws
Show answers
- 2 Across: A colorful fish that nibbles on coral with beak-like teeth (10)PARROTFISH
- 3 Across: A smart ocean animal that jumps and plays in waves (7)DOLPHIN
- 5 Across: A flying insect that makes honey and buzzes (3)BEE
- 6 Across: A large sea animal with long tusks and whiskers (6)WALRUS
- 7 Across: A small animal with a big bushy tail that collects nuts (8)SQUIRREL
- 1 Down: A small brown bird found in many places (7)SPARROW
- 3 Down: A graceful wild animal with antlers (4)DEER
- 4 Down: A large sea creature with big claws (7)LOBSTER
🐾 Animals Crossword #2
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Across
- 4. A graceful wild animal with antlers
- 6. A big wild cat with orange and black stripes
- 7. An animal with feathers and wings that can usually fly
Down
- 1. A small animal covered in sharp spines
- 2. A large ocean fish with sharp teeth
- 3. A female chicken that lays eggs
- 5. A common bird with a red breast
- 6. A bumpy-skinned animal related to frogs
Show answers
- 4 Across: A graceful wild animal with antlers (4)DEER
- 6 Across: A big wild cat with orange and black stripes (5)TIGER
- 7 Across: An animal with feathers and wings that can usually fly (4)BIRD
- 1 Down: A small animal covered in sharp spines (8)HEDGEHOG
- 2 Down: A large ocean fish with sharp teeth (5)SHARK
- 3 Down: A female chicken that lays eggs (3)HEN
- 5 Down: A common bird with a red breast (5)ROBIN
- 6 Down: A bumpy-skinned animal related to frogs (4)TOAD
🐾 Animals Crossword #3
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Across
- 3. A sleek ocean animal that barks and balances balls
- 6. A farm animal with horns that likes to climb
- 9. A lizard that can change its color
Down
- 1. A flying insect that makes honey and buzzes
- 2. A pink farm animal with a curly tail
- 4. A large sea creature with big claws
- 5. An animal that hops and carries babies in a pouch
- 7. A flat ocean fish with a long tail that can sting
- 8. A large bird with a pouch under its beak for catching fish
Show answers
- 3 Across: A sleek ocean animal that barks and balances balls (4)SEAL
- 6 Across: A farm animal with horns that likes to climb (4)GOAT
- 9 Across: A lizard that can change its color (9)CHAMELEON
- 1 Down: A flying insect that makes honey and buzzes (3)BEE
- 2 Down: A pink farm animal with a curly tail (3)PIG
- 4 Down: A large sea creature with big claws (7)LOBSTER
- 5 Down: An animal that hops and carries babies in a pouch (8)KANGAROO
- 7 Down: A flat ocean fish with a long tail that can sting (8)STINGRAY
- 8 Down: A large bird with a pouch under its beak for catching fish (7)PELICAN
🐾 Animals Crossword #4
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Across
- 2. A flying insect that makes honey and buzzes
- 3. A black and white animal that sprays a bad smell
- 5. An animal that lives in water and has fins
- 6. A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings
- 7. A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws
Down
- 1. A small animal that stands on its hind legs to watch for danger
- 3. A flat ocean fish with a long tail that can sting
- 4. A bumpy-skinned animal related to frogs
Show answers
- 2 Across: A flying insect that makes honey and buzzes (3)BEE
- 3 Across: A black and white animal that sprays a bad smell (5)SKUNK
- 5 Across: An animal that lives in water and has fins (4)FISH
- 6 Across: A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings (9)DRAGONFLY
- 7 Across: A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws (4)CRAB
- 1 Down: A small animal that stands on its hind legs to watch for danger (7)MEERKAT
- 3 Down: A flat ocean fish with a long tail that can sting (8)STINGRAY
- 4 Down: A bumpy-skinned animal related to frogs (4)TOAD
🐾 Animals Crossword #5
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Across
- 4. A very large strong ape that lives in forests
- 6. A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk
- 8. A long thin creature that lives in the soil
- 9. The largest animal in the ocean
Down
- 1. A smart ape closely related to humans
- 2. An animal with flat tail that builds dams in rivers
- 3. A very large deer with wide flat antlers
- 5. A tiny ocean fish shaped like a horse
- 7. A female chicken that lays eggs
Show answers
- 4 Across: A very large strong ape that lives in forests (7)GORILLA
- 6 Across: A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk (8)ELEPHANT
- 8 Across: A long thin creature that lives in the soil (4)WORM
- 9 Across: The largest animal in the ocean (5)WHALE
- 1 Down: A smart ape closely related to humans (10)CHIMPANZEE
- 2 Down: An animal with flat tail that builds dams in rivers (6)BEAVER
- 3 Down: A very large deer with wide flat antlers (5)MOOSE
- 5 Down: A tiny ocean fish shaped like a horse (8)SEAHORSE
- 7 Down: A female chicken that lays eggs (3)HEN
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