Classic Crosswords Classic Desserts Super Expert — Set 28
🐾 Animals Crossword #1
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Across
- 2. A bird raised on farms for eggs and meat
- 5. A large reptile with a long snout that lives in water
- 7. A very large deer with wide flat antlers
- 8. A small lizard that can climb walls
Down
- 1. A small reptile with four legs and a tail
- 3. A small wild animal with a bushy tail and pointy ears
- 4. A bird with beautiful blue and green tail feathers
- 6. A flying insect that makes honey and buzzes
Show answers
- 2 Across: A bird raised on farms for eggs and meat (7)CHICKEN
- 5 Across: A large reptile with a long snout that lives in water (9)CROCODILE
- 7 Across: A very large deer with wide flat antlers (5)MOOSE
- 8 Across: A small lizard that can climb walls (5)GECKO
- 1 Down: A small reptile with four legs and a tail (6)LIZARD
- 3 Down: A small wild animal with a bushy tail and pointy ears (3)FOX
- 4 Down: A bird with beautiful blue and green tail feathers (7)PEACOCK
- 6 Down: A flying insect that makes honey and buzzes (3)BEE
🐾 Animals Crossword #2
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Across
- 2. A small animal that stands on its hind legs to watch for danger
- 4. A star-shaped sea creature with five arms
- 6. A horse-like animal with black and white stripes
- 8. A large bird with a pouch under its beak for catching fish
- 9. A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws
Down
- 1. A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings
- 3. A colorful insect with large wings
- 5. A small pet rodent with pouchy cheeks
- 7. A flying animal that comes out at night
Show answers
- 2 Across: A small animal that stands on its hind legs to watch for danger (7)MEERKAT
- 4 Across: A star-shaped sea creature with five arms (8)STARFISH
- 6 Across: A horse-like animal with black and white stripes (5)ZEBRA
- 8 Across: A large bird with a pouch under its beak for catching fish (7)PELICAN
- 9 Across: A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws (4)CRAB
- 1 Down: A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings (9)DRAGONFLY
- 3 Down: A colorful insect with large wings (9)BUTTERFLY
- 5 Down: A small pet rodent with pouchy cheeks (7)HAMSTER
- 7 Down: A flying animal that comes out at night (3)BAT
🐾 Animals Crossword #3
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Across
- 1. A small reptile with four legs and a tail
- 4. A black and white animal that sprays a bad smell
- 8. An animal with feathers and wings that can usually fly
- 9. A small furry pet that purrs and meows
- 10. A large powerful bird with sharp eyes
Down
- 2. A male chicken that crows in the morning
- 3. One of the largest snakes in the world
- 5. A small furry animal with long ears that hops
- 6. An animal with flat tail that builds dams in rivers
- 7. A furry animal with a black mask on its face
Show answers
- 1 Across: A small reptile with four legs and a tail (6)LIZARD
- 4 Across: A black and white animal that sprays a bad smell (5)SKUNK
- 8 Across: An animal with feathers and wings that can usually fly (4)BIRD
- 9 Across: A small furry pet that purrs and meows (3)CAT
- 10 Across: A large powerful bird with sharp eyes (5)EAGLE
- 2 Down: A male chicken that crows in the morning (7)ROOSTER
- 3 Down: One of the largest snakes in the world (8)ANACONDA
- 5 Down: A small furry animal with long ears that hops (6)RABBIT
- 6 Down: An animal with flat tail that builds dams in rivers (6)BEAVER
- 7 Down: A furry animal with a black mask on its face (7)RACCOON
🐾 Animals Crossword #4
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Across
- 2. A common bird with a red breast
- 7. A common pet that barks and wags its tail
- 8. A long reptile with no legs that slithers
- 9. A large bird with colorful tail feathers
- 10. A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls
Down
- 1. A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo
- 3. A colorful insect with large wings
- 4. An animal that hops and carries babies in a pouch
- 5. A small pet rodent with pouchy cheeks
- 6. A shellfish with two hard shells that close together
- 10. A long thin creature that lives in the soil
Show answers
- 2 Across: A common bird with a red breast (5)ROBIN
- 7 Across: A common pet that barks and wags its tail (3)DOG
- 8 Across: A long reptile with no legs that slithers (5)SNAKE
- 9 Across: A large bird with colorful tail feathers (6)TURKEY
- 10 Across: A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls (4)WOLF
- 1 Down: A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo (5)PANDA
- 3 Down: A colorful insect with large wings (9)BUTTERFLY
- 4 Down: An animal that hops and carries babies in a pouch (8)KANGAROO
- 5 Down: A small pet rodent with pouchy cheeks (7)HAMSTER
- 6 Down: A shellfish with two hard shells that close together (4)CLAM
- 10 Down: A long thin creature that lives in the soil (4)WORM
🐾 Animals Crossword #5
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Across
- 3. A bird raised on farms for eggs and meat
- 4. A small curved sea creature often used in food
- 5. A colorful bird that can copy human speech
- 6. A small orange fish often kept as a pet
Down
- 1. A desert animal with one or two humps on its back
- 2. A big wild cat with orange and black stripes
- 4. A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back
- 7. A female chicken that lays eggs
Show answers
- 3 Across: A bird raised on farms for eggs and meat (7)CHICKEN
- 4 Across: A small curved sea creature often used in food (6)SHRIMP
- 5 Across: A colorful bird that can copy human speech (6)PARROT
- 6 Across: A small orange fish often kept as a pet (8)GOLDFISH
- 1 Down: A desert animal with one or two humps on its back (5)CAMEL
- 2 Down: A big wild cat with orange and black stripes (5)TIGER
- 4 Down: A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back (5)SNAIL
- 7 Down: A female chicken that lays eggs (3)HEN
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