Classic Crosswords Classic Celebrations Medium — Set 20
Puzzle Set
5 puzzles in this set
🐾 Animals Crossword #1
13×13 grid
Across
- 4 A desert animal with one or two humps on its back
- 5 A big wild cat with orange and black stripes
- 6 A big wild cat called the king of the jungle
- 8 A large heavy animal that loves to sit in water
Down
- 1 A bird raised on farms for eggs and meat
- 2 A small orange fish often kept as a pet
- 3 A colorful bird that can copy human speech
- 7 A small green animal that jumps and lives near water
Answers
- 4 Across: A desert animal with one or two humps on its back (5)CAMEL
- 5 Across: A big wild cat with orange and black stripes (5)TIGER
- 6 Across: A big wild cat called the king of the jungle (4)LION
- 8 Across: A large heavy animal that loves to sit in water (5)HIPPO
- 1 Down: A bird raised on farms for eggs and meat (7)CHICKEN
- 2 Down: A small orange fish often kept as a pet (8)GOLDFISH
- 3 Down: A colorful bird that can copy human speech (6)PARROT
- 7 Down: A small green animal that jumps and lives near water (4)FROG
🐾 Animals Crossword #2
13×13 grid
Across
- 3 A shellfish with two hard shells that close together
- 6 A big cat with spotted fur that climbs trees
- 8 A tall pink bird that stands on one leg
Down
- 1 A bird that swims in water and quacks
- 2 A large powerful bird with sharp eyes
- 4 A small animal covered in sharp spines
- 5 A large colorful parrot from South America
- 7 A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws
Answers
- 3 Across: A shellfish with two hard shells that close together (4)CLAM
- 6 Across: A big cat with spotted fur that climbs trees (7)LEOPARD
- 8 Across: A tall pink bird that stands on one leg (8)FLAMINGO
- 1 Down: A bird that swims in water and quacks (4)DUCK
- 2 Down: A large powerful bird with sharp eyes (5)EAGLE
- 4 Down: A small animal covered in sharp spines (8)HEDGEHOG
- 5 Down: A large colorful parrot from South America (5)MACAW
- 7 Down: A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws (4)CRAB
🐾 Animals Crossword #3
13×13 grid
Across
- 1 A fluffy farm animal that gives us wool
- 5 A small curved sea creature often used in food
- 7 A small lizard that can climb walls
Down
- 2 A large animal people ride on
- 3 A colorful bird that can copy human speech
- 4 An animal that lives in water and has fins
- 6 A pink farm animal with a curly tail
- 8 A small furry pet that purrs and meows
Answers
- 1 Across: A fluffy farm animal that gives us wool (5)SHEEP
- 5 Across: A small curved sea creature often used in food (6)SHRIMP
- 7 Across: A small lizard that can climb walls (5)GECKO
- 2 Down: A large animal people ride on (5)HORSE
- 3 Down: A colorful bird that can copy human speech (6)PARROT
- 4 Down: An animal that lives in water and has fins (4)FISH
- 6 Down: A pink farm animal with a curly tail (3)PIG
- 8 Down: A small furry pet that purrs and meows (3)CAT
🐾 Animals Crossword #4
13×13 grid
Across
- 3 A very large strong ape that lives in forests
- 4 A big cat with spotted fur that climbs trees
- 7 A playful water animal that floats on its back
- 9 A small green animal that jumps and lives near water
Down
- 1 A sleek ocean animal that barks and balances balls
- 2 A playful animal that swings from trees
- 5 A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo
- 6 A male chicken that crows in the morning
- 8 A pink farm animal with a curly tail
Answers
- 3 Across: A very large strong ape that lives in forests (7)GORILLA
- 4 Across: A big cat with spotted fur that climbs trees (7)LEOPARD
- 7 Across: A playful water animal that floats on its back (5)OTTER
- 9 Across: A small green animal that jumps and lives near water (4)FROG
- 1 Down: A sleek ocean animal that barks and balances balls (4)SEAL
- 2 Down: A playful animal that swings from trees (6)MONKEY
- 5 Down: A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo (5)PANDA
- 6 Down: A male chicken that crows in the morning (7)ROOSTER
- 8 Down: A pink farm animal with a curly tail (3)PIG
🐾 Animals Crossword #5
13×13 grid
Across
- 2 A beetle that glows in the dark at night
- 4 A tropical bird with a very large colorful beak
- 5 A large ocean fish with sharp teeth
- 6 A bird raised on farms for eggs and meat
- 8 A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back
Down
- 1 A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk
- 3 A huge animal with a horn on its nose
- 4 A big wild cat with orange and black stripes
- 6 A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws
- 7 A farm animal with horns that likes to climb
Answers
- 2 Across: A beetle that glows in the dark at night (7)FIREFLY
- 4 Across: A tropical bird with a very large colorful beak (6)TOUCAN
- 5 Across: A large ocean fish with sharp teeth (5)SHARK
- 6 Across: A bird raised on farms for eggs and meat (7)CHICKEN
- 8 Across: A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back (5)SNAIL
- 1 Down: A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk (8)ELEPHANT
- 3 Down: A huge animal with a horn on its nose (10)RHINOCEROS
- 4 Down: A big wild cat with orange and black stripes (5)TIGER
- 6 Down: A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws (4)CRAB
- 7 Down: A farm animal with horns that likes to climb (4)GOAT
Solver Notes
- 4. A desert animal with one or two humps on its back
- 5. A big wild cat with orange and black stripes
- 6. A big wild cat called the king of the jungle
- 8. A large heavy animal that loves to sit in water
- 1. A bird raised on farms for eggs and meat
- 2. A small orange fish often kept as a pet
- 3. A colorful bird that can copy human speech
- 7. A small green animal that jumps and lives near water
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