Classic Crosswords Classic Essays Expert — Set 12
🐾 Animals Crossword #1
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Across
- 2. A bird raised on farms for eggs and meat
- 5. A large sea creature with big claws
- 7. A farm animal with horns that likes to climb
- 8. A black and white animal that sprays a bad smell
Down
- 1. A furry animal with a black mask on its face
- 3. A desert animal with one or two humps on its back
- 4. A small green animal that jumps and lives near water
- 6. A tropical bird with a very large colorful beak
Show answers
- 2 Across: A bird raised on farms for eggs and meat (7)CHICKEN
- 5 Across: A large sea creature with big claws (7)LOBSTER
- 7 Across: A farm animal with horns that likes to climb (4)GOAT
- 8 Across: A black and white animal that sprays a bad smell (5)SKUNK
- 1 Down: A furry animal with a black mask on its face (7)RACCOON
- 3 Down: A desert animal with one or two humps on its back (5)CAMEL
- 4 Down: A small green animal that jumps and lives near water (4)FROG
- 6 Down: A tropical bird with a very large colorful beak (6)TOUCAN
🐾 Animals Crossword #2
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Across
- 2. A jumping insect that chirps in grassy fields
- 6. A very large deer with wide flat antlers
- 10. A fuzzy Australian animal that sleeps in trees
- 11. A tiny ocean fish shaped like a horse
Down
- 1. A small wild animal with a bushy tail and pointy ears
- 3. A small curved sea creature often used in food
- 4. A common bird with a red breast
- 5. A small animal related to a horse with long ears
- 7. A long reptile with no legs that slithers
- 8. A long thin creature that lives in the soil
- 9. A desert animal with one or two humps on its back
Show answers
- 2 Across: A jumping insect that chirps in grassy fields (11)GRASSHOPPER
- 6 Across: A very large deer with wide flat antlers (5)MOOSE
- 10 Across: A fuzzy Australian animal that sleeps in trees (5)KOALA
- 11 Across: A tiny ocean fish shaped like a horse (8)SEAHORSE
- 1 Down: A small wild animal with a bushy tail and pointy ears (3)FOX
- 3 Down: A small curved sea creature often used in food (6)SHRIMP
- 4 Down: A common bird with a red breast (5)ROBIN
- 5 Down: A small animal related to a horse with long ears (6)DONKEY
- 7 Down: A long reptile with no legs that slithers (5)SNAKE
- 8 Down: A long thin creature that lives in the soil (4)WORM
- 9 Down: A desert animal with one or two humps on its back (5)CAMEL
🐾 Animals Crossword #3
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Across
- 1. A small curved sea creature often used in food
- 3. A horse-like animal with black and white stripes
- 6. A small furry animal with long ears that hops
- 8. A bird that swims in water and quacks
Down
- 2. A colorful bird that can copy human speech
- 4. A large ocean fish with sharp teeth
- 5. A small creature with eight legs that spins webs
- 7. A flying animal that comes out at night
- 9. A shellfish with two hard shells that close together
Show answers
- 1 Across: A small curved sea creature often used in food (6)SHRIMP
- 3 Across: A horse-like animal with black and white stripes (5)ZEBRA
- 6 Across: A small furry animal with long ears that hops (6)RABBIT
- 8 Across: A bird that swims in water and quacks (4)DUCK
- 2 Down: A colorful bird that can copy human speech (6)PARROT
- 4 Down: A large ocean fish with sharp teeth (5)SHARK
- 5 Down: A small creature with eight legs that spins webs (6)SPIDER
- 7 Down: A flying animal that comes out at night (3)BAT
- 9 Down: A shellfish with two hard shells that close together (4)CLAM
🐾 Animals Crossword #4
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Across
- 2. A large farm animal that gives us milk
- 5. A fuzzy worm-like creature that turns into a butterfly
- 6. A big cat with spotted fur that climbs trees
- 8. An animal with flat tail that builds dams in rivers
Down
- 1. A beetle that glows in the dark at night
- 2. A smart ape closely related to humans
- 3. A long thin creature that lives in the soil
- 4. A colorful fish that nibbles on coral with beak-like teeth
- 7. A bird that swims in water and quacks
Show answers
- 2 Across: A large farm animal that gives us milk (3)COW
- 5 Across: A fuzzy worm-like creature that turns into a butterfly (11)CATERPILLAR
- 6 Across: A big cat with spotted fur that climbs trees (7)LEOPARD
- 8 Across: An animal with flat tail that builds dams in rivers (6)BEAVER
- 1 Down: A beetle that glows in the dark at night (7)FIREFLY
- 2 Down: A smart ape closely related to humans (10)CHIMPANZEE
- 3 Down: A long thin creature that lives in the soil (4)WORM
- 4 Down: A colorful fish that nibbles on coral with beak-like teeth (10)PARROTFISH
- 7 Down: A bird that swims in water and quacks (4)DUCK
🐾 Animals Crossword #5
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Across
- 1. A tropical bird with a very large colorful beak
- 3. A small furry pet that purrs and meows
- 5. A fuzzy Australian animal that sleeps in trees
- 6. A large ocean fish with sharp teeth
- 7. A female chicken that lays eggs
Down
- 2. A fuzzy worm-like creature that turns into a butterfly
- 3. A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws
- 4. A smart ocean animal that jumps and plays in waves
Show answers
- 1 Across: A tropical bird with a very large colorful beak (6)TOUCAN
- 3 Across: A small furry pet that purrs and meows (3)CAT
- 5 Across: A fuzzy Australian animal that sleeps in trees (5)KOALA
- 6 Across: A large ocean fish with sharp teeth (5)SHARK
- 7 Across: A female chicken that lays eggs (3)HEN
- 2 Down: A fuzzy worm-like creature that turns into a butterfly (11)CATERPILLAR
- 3 Down: A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws (4)CRAB
- 4 Down: A smart ocean animal that jumps and plays in waves (7)DOLPHIN
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