Classic Crosswords Classic Essays Easy — Set 28
🐾 Animals Crossword #1
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Across
- 5. A huge animal with a horn on its nose
- 8. A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk
Down
- 1. A small creature with eight legs that spins webs
- 2. A small lizard that can climb walls
- 3. A beetle that glows in the dark at night
- 4. A small orange fish often kept as a pet
- 6. A large heavy animal that loves to sit in water
- 7. A black and white animal that sprays a bad smell
Show answers
- 5 Across: A huge animal with a horn on its nose (10)RHINOCEROS
- 8 Across: A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk (8)ELEPHANT
- 1 Down: A small creature with eight legs that spins webs (6)SPIDER
- 2 Down: A small lizard that can climb walls (5)GECKO
- 3 Down: A beetle that glows in the dark at night (7)FIREFLY
- 4 Down: A small orange fish often kept as a pet (8)GOLDFISH
- 6 Down: A large heavy animal that loves to sit in water (5)HIPPO
- 7 Down: A black and white animal that sprays a bad smell (5)SKUNK
🐾 Animals Crossword #2
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Across
- 3. A large colorful parrot from South America
- 5. A large reptile with a wide flat snout
- 6. A lizard that can change its color
- 9. A large powerful bird with sharp eyes
- 10. A large sea animal with long tusks and whiskers
Down
- 1. A fuzzy Australian animal that sleeps in trees
- 2. A big wild cat with orange and black stripes
- 4. A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back
- 7. A small animal that stands on its hind legs to watch for danger
- 8. A female chicken that lays eggs
Show answers
- 3 Across: A large colorful parrot from South America (5)MACAW
- 5 Across: A large reptile with a wide flat snout (9)ALLIGATOR
- 6 Across: A lizard that can change its color (9)CHAMELEON
- 9 Across: A large powerful bird with sharp eyes (5)EAGLE
- 10 Across: A large sea animal with long tusks and whiskers (6)WALRUS
- 1 Down: A fuzzy Australian animal that sleeps in trees (5)KOALA
- 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 small animal that stands on its hind legs to watch for danger (7)MEERKAT
- 8 Down: A female chicken that lays eggs (3)HEN
🐾 Animals Crossword #3
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Across
- 4. An animal with flat tail that builds dams in rivers
- 5. A long reptile with no legs that slithers
- 6. A bird with big eyes that hunts at night
- 7. A large bird with a pouch under its beak for catching fish
- 8. A big wild cat called the king of the jungle
- 9. A smart ocean animal that jumps and plays in waves
Down
- 1. A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws
- 2. A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings
- 3. A see-through ocean animal that can sting
- 5. A small creature with eight legs that spins webs
Show answers
- 4 Across: An animal with flat tail that builds dams in rivers (6)BEAVER
- 5 Across: A long reptile with no legs that slithers (5)SNAKE
- 6 Across: A bird with big eyes that hunts at night (3)OWL
- 7 Across: A large bird with a pouch under its beak for catching fish (7)PELICAN
- 8 Across: A big wild cat called the king of the jungle (4)LION
- 9 Across: A smart ocean animal that jumps and plays in waves (7)DOLPHIN
- 1 Down: A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws (4)CRAB
- 2 Down: A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings (9)DRAGONFLY
- 3 Down: A see-through ocean animal that can sting (9)JELLYFISH
- 5 Down: A small creature with eight legs that spins webs (6)SPIDER
🐾 Animals Crossword #4
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Across
- 1. A flying animal that comes out at night
- 3. A small animal that stands on its hind legs to watch for danger
- 5. A star-shaped sea creature with five arms
Down
- 1. A colorful insect with large wings
- 2. A small animal covered in sharp spines
- 3. A playful animal that swings from trees
- 4. A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back
- 5. A long reptile with no legs that slithers
Show answers
- 1 Across: A flying animal that comes out at night (3)BAT
- 3 Across: A small animal that stands on its hind legs to watch for danger (7)MEERKAT
- 5 Across: A star-shaped sea creature with five arms (8)STARFISH
- 1 Down: A colorful insect with large wings (9)BUTTERFLY
- 2 Down: A small animal covered in sharp spines (8)HEDGEHOG
- 3 Down: A playful animal that swings from trees (6)MONKEY
- 4 Down: A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back (5)SNAIL
- 5 Down: A long reptile with no legs that slithers (5)SNAKE
🐾 Animals Crossword #5
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Across
- 1. A small reptile with four legs and a tail
- 3. A large sea animal with long tusks and whiskers
- 6. A big wild cat called the king of the jungle
- 7. A colorful insect with large wings
- 9. A playful water animal that floats on its back
- 10. A male chicken that crows in the morning
Down
- 2. A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings
- 4. A large graceful white bird that lives on lakes
- 5. A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws
- 8. A slow animal that carries a shell on its back
Show answers
- 1 Across: A small reptile with four legs and a tail (6)LIZARD
- 3 Across: A large sea animal with long tusks and whiskers (6)WALRUS
- 6 Across: A big wild cat called the king of the jungle (4)LION
- 7 Across: A colorful insect with large wings (9)BUTTERFLY
- 9 Across: A playful water animal that floats on its back (5)OTTER
- 10 Across: A male chicken that crows in the morning (7)ROOSTER
- 2 Down: A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings (9)DRAGONFLY
- 4 Down: A large graceful white bird that lives on lakes (4)SWAN
- 5 Down: A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws (4)CRAB
- 8 Down: A slow animal that carries a shell on its back (6)TURTLE
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