Classic Crosswords Classic Desserts Hard — Set 20
🐾 Animals Crossword #1
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Across
- 2. A large white bear that lives in the Arctic
- 3. A large farm animal that gives us milk
- 4. A small lizard that can climb walls
- 6. A small pet rodent with pouchy cheeks
- 8. An animal with feathers and wings that can usually fly
Down
- 1. A bird with beautiful blue and green tail feathers
- 2. A colorful bird that can copy human speech
- 5. A small furry pet that purrs and meows
- 7. A large ocean fish with sharp teeth
Show answers
- 2 Across: A large white bear that lives in the Arctic (10)POLAR BEAR
- 3 Across: A large farm animal that gives us milk (3)COW
- 4 Across: A small lizard that can climb walls (5)GECKO
- 6 Across: A small pet rodent with pouchy cheeks (7)HAMSTER
- 8 Across: An animal with feathers and wings that can usually fly (4)BIRD
- 1 Down: A bird with beautiful blue and green tail feathers (7)PEACOCK
- 2 Down: A colorful bird that can copy human speech (6)PARROT
- 5 Down: A small furry pet that purrs and meows (3)CAT
- 7 Down: A large ocean fish with sharp teeth (5)SHARK
🐾 Animals Crossword #2
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Across
- 2. A large ocean fish with sharp teeth
- 7. A tiny bird that can hover and fly backward
- 8. A big wild cat with orange and black stripes
- 9. A small green animal that jumps and lives near water
Down
- 1. A black and white animal that sprays a bad smell
- 3. One of the largest snakes in the world
- 4. An animal that lives in water and has fins
- 5. A desert animal with one or two humps on its back
- 6. A small animal covered in sharp spines
Show answers
- 2 Across: A large ocean fish with sharp teeth (5)SHARK
- 7 Across: A tiny bird that can hover and fly backward (11)HUMMINGBIRD
- 8 Across: A big wild cat with orange and black stripes (5)TIGER
- 9 Across: A small green animal that jumps and lives near water (4)FROG
- 1 Down: A black and white animal that sprays a bad smell (5)SKUNK
- 3 Down: One of the largest snakes in the world (8)ANACONDA
- 4 Down: An animal that lives in water and has fins (4)FISH
- 5 Down: A desert animal with one or two humps on its back (5)CAMEL
- 6 Down: A small animal covered in sharp spines (8)HEDGEHOG
🐾 Animals Crossword #3
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Across
- 2. A black and white animal that sprays a bad smell
- 4. A tall animal related to camels from South America
- 6. A large bird with colorful tail feathers
- 7. A shellfish with two hard shells that close together
Down
- 1. A bird with big eyes that hunts at night
- 2. A long reptile with no legs that slithers
- 3. An animal that hops and carries babies in a pouch
- 5. A slow animal that carries a shell on its back
Show answers
- 2 Across: A black and white animal that sprays a bad smell (5)SKUNK
- 4 Across: A tall animal related to camels from South America (5)LLAMA
- 6 Across: A large bird with colorful tail feathers (6)TURKEY
- 7 Across: A shellfish with two hard shells that close together (4)CLAM
- 1 Down: A bird with big eyes that hunts at night (3)OWL
- 2 Down: A long reptile with no legs that slithers (5)SNAKE
- 3 Down: An animal that hops and carries babies in a pouch (8)KANGAROO
- 5 Down: A slow animal that carries a shell on its back (6)TURTLE
🐾 Animals Crossword #4
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Across
- 1. A common pet that barks and wags its tail
- 4. A common bird with a red breast
- 5. A large sea creature with big claws
- 7. A very large deer with wide flat antlers
- 8. A bird with beautiful blue and green tail feathers
- 9. A small animal with a big bushy tail that collects nuts
Down
- 2. A jumping insect that chirps in grassy fields
- 3. A bird with big eyes that hunts at night
- 6. A small animal related to a horse with long ears
Show answers
- 1 Across: A common pet that barks and wags its tail (3)DOG
- 4 Across: A common bird with a red breast (5)ROBIN
- 5 Across: A large sea creature with big claws (7)LOBSTER
- 7 Across: A very large deer with wide flat antlers (5)MOOSE
- 8 Across: A bird with beautiful blue and green tail feathers (7)PEACOCK
- 9 Across: A small animal with a big bushy tail that collects nuts (8)SQUIRREL
- 2 Down: A jumping insect that chirps in grassy fields (11)GRASSHOPPER
- 3 Down: A bird with big eyes that hunts at night (3)OWL
- 6 Down: A small animal related to a horse with long ears (6)DONKEY
🐾 Animals Crossword #5
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Across
- 1. A small pet rodent with pouchy cheeks
- 4. A large reptile with a wide flat snout
- 6. A slow animal that carries a shell on its back
- 8. A large reptile with a long snout that lives in water
- 9. A tall pink bird that stands on one leg
Down
- 2. A small creature with eight legs that spins webs
- 3. A long thin creature that lives in the soil
- 5. A large sea creature with big claws
- 7. A tropical bird with a very large colorful beak
Show answers
- 1 Across: A small pet rodent with pouchy cheeks (7)HAMSTER
- 4 Across: A large reptile with a wide flat snout (9)ALLIGATOR
- 6 Across: A slow animal that carries a shell on its back (6)TURTLE
- 8 Across: A large reptile with a long snout that lives in water (9)CROCODILE
- 9 Across: A tall pink bird that stands on one leg (8)FLAMINGO
- 2 Down: A small creature with eight legs that spins webs (6)SPIDER
- 3 Down: A long thin creature that lives in the soil (4)WORM
- 5 Down: A large sea creature with big claws (7)LOBSTER
- 7 Down: A tropical bird with a very large colorful beak (6)TOUCAN
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