Classic Crosswords Classic Calculus Super Expert — Set 17
🐾 Animals Crossword #1
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Across
- 2. A black and white animal that sprays a bad smell
- 3. A small green animal that jumps and lives near water
- 5. A large bird with a pouch under its beak for catching fish
- 8. A small orange fish often kept as a pet
Down
- 1. A slow animal that carries a shell on its back
- 4. A common bird with a red breast
- 6. A small reptile with four legs and a tail
- 7. A shellfish with two hard shells that close together
Show answers
- 2 Across: A black and white animal that sprays a bad smell (5)SKUNK
- 3 Across: A small green animal that jumps and lives near water (4)FROG
- 5 Across: A large bird with a pouch under its beak for catching fish (7)PELICAN
- 8 Across: A small orange fish often kept as a pet (8)GOLDFISH
- 1 Down: A slow animal that carries a shell on its back (6)TURTLE
- 4 Down: A common bird with a red breast (5)ROBIN
- 6 Down: A small reptile with four legs and a tail (6)LIZARD
- 7 Down: A shellfish with two hard shells that close together (4)CLAM
🐾 Animals Crossword #2
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Across
- 1. A small orange fish often kept as a pet
- 4. A star-shaped sea creature with five arms
- 5. A large sea animal with long tusks and whiskers
- 6. A bird with big eyes that hunts at night
- 7. A small red beetle with black spots
- 9. An animal with flat tail that builds dams in rivers
Down
- 2. A tiny ocean fish shaped like a horse
- 3. A fuzzy worm-like creature that turns into a butterfly
- 8. A flying insect that makes honey and buzzes
Show answers
- 1 Across: A small orange fish often kept as a pet (8)GOLDFISH
- 4 Across: A star-shaped sea creature with five arms (8)STARFISH
- 5 Across: A large sea animal with long tusks and whiskers (6)WALRUS
- 6 Across: A bird with big eyes that hunts at night (3)OWL
- 7 Across: A small red beetle with black spots (7)LADYBUG
- 9 Across: An animal with flat tail that builds dams in rivers (6)BEAVER
- 2 Down: A tiny ocean fish shaped like a horse (8)SEAHORSE
- 3 Down: A fuzzy worm-like creature that turns into a butterfly (11)CATERPILLAR
- 8 Down: A flying insect that makes honey and buzzes (3)BEE
🐾 Animals Crossword #3
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Across
- 1. A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings
- 3. A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws
- 5. A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo
- 7. A large reptile with a long snout that lives in water
- 9. A large sea animal with long tusks and whiskers
Down
- 2. A tall pink bird that stands on one leg
- 4. A small lizard that can climb walls
- 6. A small animal that stands on its hind legs to watch for danger
- 8. A desert animal with one or two humps on its back
Show answers
- 1 Across: A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings (9)DRAGONFLY
- 3 Across: A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws (4)CRAB
- 5 Across: A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo (5)PANDA
- 7 Across: A large reptile with a long snout that lives in water (9)CROCODILE
- 9 Across: A large sea animal with long tusks and whiskers (6)WALRUS
- 2 Down: A tall pink bird that stands on one leg (8)FLAMINGO
- 4 Down: A small lizard that can climb walls (5)GECKO
- 6 Down: A small animal that stands on its hind legs to watch for danger (7)MEERKAT
- 8 Down: A desert animal with one or two humps on its back (5)CAMEL
🐾 Animals Crossword #4
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Across
- 1. A small animal with a big bushy tail that collects nuts
- 2. The tallest animal in the world with a very long neck
- 5. A colorful fish that nibbles on coral with beak-like teeth
- 7. A beetle that glows in the dark at night
Down
- 1. A small creature with eight legs that spins webs
- 3. A bumpy-skinned animal related to frogs
- 4. An animal that lives in water and has fins
- 5. A black and white bird that swims but cannot fly
- 6. A flying insect that makes honey and buzzes
Show answers
- 1 Across: A small animal with a big bushy tail that collects nuts (8)SQUIRREL
- 2 Across: The tallest animal in the world with a very long neck (7)GIRAFFE
- 5 Across: A colorful fish that nibbles on coral with beak-like teeth (10)PARROTFISH
- 7 Across: A beetle that glows in the dark at night (7)FIREFLY
- 1 Down: A small creature with eight legs that spins webs (6)SPIDER
- 3 Down: A bumpy-skinned animal related to frogs (4)TOAD
- 4 Down: An animal that lives in water and has fins (4)FISH
- 5 Down: A black and white bird that swims but cannot fly (7)PENGUIN
- 6 Down: A flying insect that makes honey and buzzes (3)BEE
🐾 Animals Crossword #5
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Across
- 1. A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk
- 5. An animal with feathers and wings that can usually fly
- 6. A flying animal that comes out at night
- 7. A tiny insect that lives in large groups
- 11. A male chicken that crows in the morning
Down
- 2. A large sea creature with big claws
- 3. A bumpy-skinned animal related to frogs
- 4. A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws
- 8. A playful water animal that floats on its back
- 9. A playful animal that swings from trees
- 10. A small green animal that jumps and lives near water
Show answers
- 1 Across: A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk (8)ELEPHANT
- 5 Across: An animal with feathers and wings that can usually fly (4)BIRD
- 6 Across: A flying animal that comes out at night (3)BAT
- 7 Across: A tiny insect that lives in large groups (3)ANT
- 11 Across: A male chicken that crows in the morning (7)ROOSTER
- 2 Down: A large sea creature with big claws (7)LOBSTER
- 3 Down: A bumpy-skinned animal related to frogs (4)TOAD
- 4 Down: A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws (4)CRAB
- 8 Down: A playful water animal that floats on its back (5)OTTER
- 9 Down: A playful animal that swings from trees (6)MONKEY
- 10 Down: A small green animal that jumps and lives near water (4)FROG
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