Classic Crosswords Classic Folklore Easy — Set 13
🐾 Animals Crossword #1
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Across
- 1. A small animal with a big bushy tail that collects nuts
- 4. A small animal related to a horse with long ears
- 6. A bird with beautiful blue and green tail feathers
Down
- 1. A small curved sea creature often used in food
- 2. A common bird with a red breast
- 3. A big cat with spotted fur that climbs trees
- 4. A smart ocean animal that jumps and plays in waves
- 5. A long thin creature that lives in the soil
Show answers
- 1 Across: A small animal with a big bushy tail that collects nuts (8)SQUIRREL
- 4 Across: A small animal related to a horse with long ears (6)DONKEY
- 6 Across: A bird with beautiful blue and green tail feathers (7)PEACOCK
- 1 Down: A small curved sea creature often used in food (6)SHRIMP
- 2 Down: A common bird with a red breast (5)ROBIN
- 3 Down: A big cat with spotted fur that climbs trees (7)LEOPARD
- 4 Down: A smart ocean animal that jumps and plays in waves (7)DOLPHIN
- 5 Down: A long thin creature that lives in the soil (4)WORM
🐾 Animals Crossword #2
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Across
- 3. A bird with beautiful blue and green tail feathers
- 4. An ocean animal with eight arms
- 6. A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws
- 7. A small green animal that jumps and lives near water
Down
- 1. A small pet rodent with pouchy cheeks
- 2. A small wild animal with a bushy tail and pointy ears
- 4. A playful water animal that floats on its back
- 5. A small curved sea creature often used in food
Show answers
- 3 Across: A bird with beautiful blue and green tail feathers (7)PEACOCK
- 4 Across: An ocean animal with eight arms (7)OCTOPUS
- 6 Across: A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws (4)CRAB
- 7 Across: A small green animal that jumps and lives near water (4)FROG
- 1 Down: A small pet rodent with pouchy cheeks (7)HAMSTER
- 2 Down: A small wild animal with a bushy tail and pointy ears (3)FOX
- 4 Down: A playful water animal that floats on its back (5)OTTER
- 5 Down: A small curved sea creature often used in food (6)SHRIMP
🐾 Animals Crossword #3
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Across
- 2. A slow animal that carries a shell on its back
- 4. A small furry animal with long ears that hops
- 6. A female chicken that lays eggs
- 7. A shellfish with two hard shells that close together
Down
- 1. A long reptile with no legs that slithers
- 2. A big wild cat with orange and black stripes
- 3. A large bird with colorful tail feathers
- 5. A bumpy-skinned animal related to frogs
Show answers
- 2 Across: A slow animal that carries a shell on its back (6)TURTLE
- 4 Across: A small furry animal with long ears that hops (6)RABBIT
- 6 Across: A female chicken that lays eggs (3)HEN
- 7 Across: A shellfish with two hard shells that close together (4)CLAM
- 1 Down: A long reptile with no legs that slithers (5)SNAKE
- 2 Down: A big wild cat with orange and black stripes (5)TIGER
- 3 Down: A large bird with colorful tail feathers (6)TURKEY
- 5 Down: A bumpy-skinned animal related to frogs (4)TOAD
🐾 Animals Crossword #4
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Across
- 1. A colorful fish that nibbles on coral with beak-like teeth
- 3. A sleek ocean animal that barks and balances balls
- 4. An animal with feathers and wings that can usually fly
- 8. A tiny bird that can hover and fly backward
- 9. A tropical bird with a very large colorful beak
Down
- 2. A large ocean fish with sharp teeth
- 3. A star-shaped sea creature with five arms
- 5. A long thin creature that lives in the soil
- 6. A bird that swims in water and quacks
- 7. A large tropical lizard with a ridge of spines
Show answers
- 1 Across: A colorful fish that nibbles on coral with beak-like teeth (10)PARROTFISH
- 3 Across: A sleek ocean animal that barks and balances balls (4)SEAL
- 4 Across: An animal with feathers and wings that can usually fly (4)BIRD
- 8 Across: A tiny bird that can hover and fly backward (11)HUMMINGBIRD
- 9 Across: A tropical bird with a very large colorful beak (6)TOUCAN
- 2 Down: A large ocean fish with sharp teeth (5)SHARK
- 3 Down: A star-shaped sea creature with five arms (8)STARFISH
- 5 Down: A long thin creature that lives in the soil (4)WORM
- 6 Down: A bird that swims in water and quacks (4)DUCK
- 7 Down: A large tropical lizard with a ridge of spines (6)IGUANA
🐾 Animals Crossword #5
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Across
- 3. A small pet rodent with pouchy cheeks
- 5. A small wild animal with a bushy tail and pointy ears
- 6. A small green animal that jumps and lives near water
- 7. A huge animal with a horn on its nose
- 9. A large white bear that lives in the Arctic
Down
- 1. A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo
- 2. A large powerful bird with sharp eyes
- 4. A very large deer with wide flat antlers
- 5. A beetle that glows in the dark at night
- 8. A shellfish with two hard shells that close together
Show answers
- 3 Across: A small pet rodent with pouchy cheeks (7)HAMSTER
- 5 Across: A small wild animal with a bushy tail and pointy ears (3)FOX
- 6 Across: A small green animal that jumps and lives near water (4)FROG
- 7 Across: A huge animal with a horn on its nose (10)RHINOCEROS
- 9 Across: A large white bear that lives in the Arctic (10)POLAR BEAR
- 1 Down: A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo (5)PANDA
- 2 Down: A large powerful bird with sharp eyes (5)EAGLE
- 4 Down: A very large deer with wide flat antlers (5)MOOSE
- 5 Down: A beetle that glows in the dark at night (7)FIREFLY
- 8 Down: A shellfish with two hard shells that close together (4)CLAM
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