Classic Crosswords Classic Folk Music Super Expert — Set 18
🐾 Animals Crossword #1
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Across
- 3. A bird with beautiful blue and green tail feathers
- 5. A small curved sea creature often used in food
- 6. A star-shaped sea creature with five arms
- 8. A large graceful white bird that lives on lakes
- 9. A beetle that glows in the dark at night
Down
- 1. A tiny ocean fish shaped like a horse
- 2. A male chicken that crows in the morning
- 4. A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings
- 7. A small brown bird found in many places
Show answers
- 3 Across: A bird with beautiful blue and green tail feathers (7)PEACOCK
- 5 Across: A small curved sea creature often used in food (6)SHRIMP
- 6 Across: A star-shaped sea creature with five arms (8)STARFISH
- 8 Across: A large graceful white bird that lives on lakes (4)SWAN
- 9 Across: A beetle that glows in the dark at night (7)FIREFLY
- 1 Down: A tiny ocean fish shaped like a horse (8)SEAHORSE
- 2 Down: A male chicken that crows in the morning (7)ROOSTER
- 4 Down: A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings (9)DRAGONFLY
- 7 Down: A small brown bird found in many places (7)SPARROW
🐾 Animals Crossword #2
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Across
- 3. A farm animal with horns that likes to climb
- 4. An animal that lives in water and has fins
- 6. A see-through ocean animal that can sting
- 7. A huge animal with a horn on its nose
- 8. A smart ape closely related to humans
Down
- 1. A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls
- 2. A colorful insect with large wings
- 3. A jumping insect that chirps in grassy fields
- 5. A sleek ocean animal that barks and balances balls
Show answers
- 3 Across: A farm animal with horns that likes to climb (4)GOAT
- 4 Across: An animal that lives in water and has fins (4)FISH
- 6 Across: A see-through ocean animal that can sting (9)JELLYFISH
- 7 Across: A huge animal with a horn on its nose (10)RHINOCEROS
- 8 Across: A smart ape closely related to humans (10)CHIMPANZEE
- 1 Down: A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls (4)WOLF
- 2 Down: A colorful insect with large wings (9)BUTTERFLY
- 3 Down: A jumping insect that chirps in grassy fields (11)GRASSHOPPER
- 5 Down: A sleek ocean animal that barks and balances balls (4)SEAL
🐾 Animals Crossword #3
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Across
- 3. An ocean animal with eight arms
- 6. The tallest animal in the world with a very long neck
- 8. A big wild cat with orange and black stripes
- 9. A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings
Down
- 1. A tiny insect that lives in large groups
- 2. A colorful insect with large wings
- 4. A large powerful bird with sharp eyes
- 5. A small furry pet that purrs and meows
- 7. A small wild animal with a bushy tail and pointy ears
Show answers
- 3 Across: An ocean animal with eight arms (7)OCTOPUS
- 6 Across: The tallest animal in the world with a very long neck (7)GIRAFFE
- 8 Across: A big wild cat with orange and black stripes (5)TIGER
- 9 Across: A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings (9)DRAGONFLY
- 1 Down: A tiny insect that lives in large groups (3)ANT
- 2 Down: A colorful insect with large wings (9)BUTTERFLY
- 4 Down: A large powerful bird with sharp eyes (5)EAGLE
- 5 Down: A small furry pet that purrs and meows (3)CAT
- 7 Down: A small wild animal with a bushy tail and pointy ears (3)FOX
🐾 Animals Crossword #4
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Across
- 7. A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo
- 8. A horse-like animal with black and white stripes
- 9. An animal that hops and carries babies in a pouch
Down
- 1. A black and white animal that sprays a bad smell
- 2. A large heavy animal that loves to sit in water
- 3. A tall pink bird that stands on one leg
- 4. A large reptile with a wide flat snout
- 5. A bird with beautiful blue and green tail feathers
- 6. A small furry animal with long ears that hops
Show answers
- 7 Across: A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo (5)PANDA
- 8 Across: A horse-like animal with black and white stripes (5)ZEBRA
- 9 Across: An animal that hops and carries babies in a pouch (8)KANGAROO
- 1 Down: A black and white animal that sprays a bad smell (5)SKUNK
- 2 Down: A large heavy animal that loves to sit in water (5)HIPPO
- 3 Down: A tall pink bird that stands on one leg (8)FLAMINGO
- 4 Down: A large reptile with a wide flat snout (9)ALLIGATOR
- 5 Down: A bird with beautiful blue and green tail feathers (7)PEACOCK
- 6 Down: A small furry animal with long ears that hops (6)RABBIT
🐾 Animals Crossword #5
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Across
- 3. A colorful fish that nibbles on coral with beak-like teeth
- 5. An animal with flat tail that builds dams in rivers
- 6. A common pet that barks and wags its tail
- 7. A shellfish with two hard shells that close together
Down
- 1. A small creature with eight legs that spins webs
- 2. A very large deer with wide flat antlers
- 4. A small lizard that can climb walls
- 6. A bird that swims in water and quacks
Show answers
- 3 Across: A colorful fish that nibbles on coral with beak-like teeth (10)PARROTFISH
- 5 Across: An animal with flat tail that builds dams in rivers (6)BEAVER
- 6 Across: A common pet that barks and wags its tail (3)DOG
- 7 Across: A shellfish with two hard shells that close together (4)CLAM
- 1 Down: A small creature with eight legs that spins webs (6)SPIDER
- 2 Down: A very large deer with wide flat antlers (5)MOOSE
- 4 Down: A small lizard that can climb walls (5)GECKO
- 6 Down: A bird that swims in water and quacks (4)DUCK
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