Classic Crosswords Classic Folk Music Hard — Set 23
🐾 Animals Crossword #1
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Across
- 5. A small brown bird found in many places
- 6. An animal with flat tail that builds dams in rivers
- 7. A small animal related to a horse with long ears
Down
- 1. A large reptile with a wide flat snout
- 2. A small reptile with four legs and a tail
- 3. A large animal people ride on
- 4. A bird with big eyes that hunts at night
- 6. An animal with feathers and wings that can usually fly
Show answers
- 5 Across: A small brown bird found in many places (7)SPARROW
- 6 Across: An animal with flat tail that builds dams in rivers (6)BEAVER
- 7 Across: A small animal related to a horse with long ears (6)DONKEY
- 1 Down: A large reptile with a wide flat snout (9)ALLIGATOR
- 2 Down: A small reptile with four legs and a tail (6)LIZARD
- 3 Down: A large animal people ride on (5)HORSE
- 4 Down: A bird with big eyes that hunts at night (3)OWL
- 6 Down: An animal with feathers and wings that can usually fly (4)BIRD
🐾 Animals Crossword #2
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Across
- 2. A pink farm animal with a curly tail
- 5. A tiny bird that can hover and fly backward
- 6. A large powerful bird with sharp eyes
- 7. A sleek ocean animal that barks and balances balls
- 8. A small animal covered in sharp spines
Down
- 1. A common pet that barks and wags its tail
- 2. A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo
- 3. A small red beetle with black spots
- 4. The largest animal in the ocean
Show answers
- 2 Across: A pink farm animal with a curly tail (3)PIG
- 5 Across: A tiny bird that can hover and fly backward (11)HUMMINGBIRD
- 6 Across: A large powerful bird with sharp eyes (5)EAGLE
- 7 Across: A sleek ocean animal that barks and balances balls (4)SEAL
- 8 Across: A small animal covered in sharp spines (8)HEDGEHOG
- 1 Down: A common pet that barks and wags its tail (3)DOG
- 2 Down: A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo (5)PANDA
- 3 Down: A small red beetle with black spots (7)LADYBUG
- 4 Down: The largest animal in the ocean (5)WHALE
🐾 Animals Crossword #3
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Across
- 3. A very large deer with wide flat antlers
- 5. A small creature with eight legs that spins webs
- 6. A small animal that stands on its hind legs to watch for danger
- 7. A big cat with spotted fur that climbs trees
Down
- 1. A large bird with a pouch under its beak for catching fish
- 2. A desert animal with one or two humps on its back
- 4. A graceful wild animal with antlers
- 5. A small curved sea creature often used in food
Show answers
- 3 Across: A very large deer with wide flat antlers (5)MOOSE
- 5 Across: A small creature with eight legs that spins webs (6)SPIDER
- 6 Across: A small animal that stands on its hind legs to watch for danger (7)MEERKAT
- 7 Across: A big cat with spotted fur that climbs trees (7)LEOPARD
- 1 Down: A large bird with a pouch under its beak for catching fish (7)PELICAN
- 2 Down: A desert animal with one or two humps on its back (5)CAMEL
- 4 Down: A graceful wild animal with antlers (4)DEER
- 5 Down: A small curved sea creature often used in food (6)SHRIMP
🐾 Animals Crossword #4
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Across
- 1. A small lizard that can climb walls
- 4. A flying animal that comes out at night
- 6. A long thin creature that lives in the soil
- 7. A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings
- 9. A big cat with spotted fur that climbs trees
Down
- 2. A large reptile with a long snout that lives in water
- 3. A fuzzy Australian animal that sleeps in trees
- 5. A slow animal that carries a shell on its back
- 8. A large farm animal that gives us milk
Show answers
- 1 Across: A small lizard that can climb walls (5)GECKO
- 4 Across: A flying animal that comes out at night (3)BAT
- 6 Across: A long thin creature that lives in the soil (4)WORM
- 7 Across: A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings (9)DRAGONFLY
- 9 Across: A big cat with spotted fur that climbs trees (7)LEOPARD
- 2 Down: A large reptile with a long snout that lives in water (9)CROCODILE
- 3 Down: A fuzzy Australian animal that sleeps in trees (5)KOALA
- 5 Down: A slow animal that carries a shell on its back (6)TURTLE
- 8 Down: A large farm animal that gives us milk (3)COW
🐾 Animals Crossword #5
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Across
- 3. A small animal with a big bushy tail that collects nuts
- 7. A huge animal with a horn on its nose
Down
- 1. A small orange fish often kept as a pet
- 2. A pink farm animal with a curly tail
- 4. A beetle that glows in the dark at night
- 5. The largest animal in the ocean
- 6. A tiny insect that lives in large groups
- 8. A large black bird known for being very smart
Show answers
- 3 Across: A small animal with a big bushy tail that collects nuts (8)SQUIRREL
- 7 Across: A huge animal with a horn on its nose (10)RHINOCEROS
- 1 Down: A small orange fish often kept as a pet (8)GOLDFISH
- 2 Down: A pink farm animal with a curly tail (3)PIG
- 4 Down: A beetle that glows in the dark at night (7)FIREFLY
- 5 Down: The largest animal in the ocean (5)WHALE
- 6 Down: A tiny insect that lives in large groups (3)ANT
- 8 Down: A large black bird known for being very smart (4)CROW
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