Classic Crosswords Classic Fruits Easy — Set 16
🐾 Animals Crossword #1
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Across
- 4. A small orange fish often kept as a pet
- 7. A small reptile with four legs and a tail
- 8. A female chicken that lays eggs
Down
- 1. A tiny bird that can hover and fly backward
- 2. A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls
- 3. A beetle that glows in the dark at night
- 5. A smart ocean animal that jumps and plays in waves
- 6. A large graceful white bird that lives on lakes
Show answers
- 4 Across: A small orange fish often kept as a pet (8)GOLDFISH
- 7 Across: A small reptile with four legs and a tail (6)LIZARD
- 8 Across: A female chicken that lays eggs (3)HEN
- 1 Down: A tiny bird that can hover and fly backward (11)HUMMINGBIRD
- 2 Down: A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls (4)WOLF
- 3 Down: A beetle that glows in the dark at night (7)FIREFLY
- 5 Down: A smart ocean animal that jumps and plays in waves (7)DOLPHIN
- 6 Down: A large graceful white bird that lives on lakes (4)SWAN
🐾 Animals Crossword #2
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Across
- 1. A large colorful parrot from South America
- 4. A fluffy farm animal that gives us wool
- 5. A tiny insect that lives in large groups
- 7. One of the largest snakes in the world
- 8. A lizard that can change its color
Down
- 2. The fastest land animal with spotted fur
- 3. A bird raised on farms for eggs and meat
- 6. A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back
Show answers
- 1 Across: A large colorful parrot from South America (5)MACAW
- 4 Across: A fluffy farm animal that gives us wool (5)SHEEP
- 5 Across: A tiny insect that lives in large groups (3)ANT
- 7 Across: One of the largest snakes in the world (8)ANACONDA
- 8 Across: A lizard that can change its color (9)CHAMELEON
- 2 Down: The fastest land animal with spotted fur (7)CHEETAH
- 3 Down: A bird raised on farms for eggs and meat (7)CHICKEN
- 6 Down: A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back (5)SNAIL
🐾 Animals Crossword #3
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Across
- 4. A shellfish with two hard shells that close together
- 6. A bird raised on farms for eggs and meat
- 7. A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk
- 8. A horse-like animal with black and white stripes
Down
- 1. A smart ape closely related to humans
- 2. A large white bear that lives in the Arctic
- 3. A fuzzy worm-like creature that turns into a butterfly
- 5. A small reptile with four legs and a tail
Show answers
- 4 Across: A shellfish with two hard shells that close together (4)CLAM
- 6 Across: A bird raised on farms for eggs and meat (7)CHICKEN
- 7 Across: A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk (8)ELEPHANT
- 8 Across: A horse-like animal with black and white stripes (5)ZEBRA
- 1 Down: A smart ape closely related to humans (10)CHIMPANZEE
- 2 Down: A large white bear that lives in the Arctic (10)POLAR BEAR
- 3 Down: A fuzzy worm-like creature that turns into a butterfly (11)CATERPILLAR
- 5 Down: A small reptile with four legs and a tail (6)LIZARD
🐾 Animals Crossword #4
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Across
- 4. A large reptile with a long snout that lives in water
- 6. A playful animal that swings from trees
- 7. A fuzzy Australian animal that sleeps in trees
Down
- 1. An ocean animal with eight arms
- 2. A tropical bird with a very large colorful beak
- 3. A pink farm animal with a curly tail
- 5. A horse-like animal with black and white stripes
- 6. A large colorful parrot from South America
Show answers
- 4 Across: A large reptile with a long snout that lives in water (9)CROCODILE
- 6 Across: A playful animal that swings from trees (6)MONKEY
- 7 Across: A fuzzy Australian animal that sleeps in trees (5)KOALA
- 1 Down: An ocean animal with eight arms (7)OCTOPUS
- 2 Down: A tropical bird with a very large colorful beak (6)TOUCAN
- 3 Down: A pink farm animal with a curly tail (3)PIG
- 5 Down: A horse-like animal with black and white stripes (5)ZEBRA
- 6 Down: A large colorful parrot from South America (5)MACAW
🐾 Animals Crossword #5
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Across
- 6. A large white bear that lives in the Arctic
- 7. A flat ocean fish with a long tail that can sting
- 8. A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo
- 9. A black and white bird that swims but cannot fly
Down
- 1. A fluffy farm animal that gives us wool
- 2. A jumping insect that chirps in grassy fields
- 3. A graceful wild animal with antlers
- 4. A horse-like animal with black and white stripes
- 5. A large reptile with a long snout that lives in water
- 7. A black and white animal that sprays a bad smell
Show answers
- 6 Across: A large white bear that lives in the Arctic (10)POLAR BEAR
- 7 Across: A flat ocean fish with a long tail that can sting (8)STINGRAY
- 8 Across: A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo (5)PANDA
- 9 Across: A black and white bird that swims but cannot fly (7)PENGUIN
- 1 Down: A fluffy farm animal that gives us wool (5)SHEEP
- 2 Down: A jumping insect that chirps in grassy fields (11)GRASSHOPPER
- 3 Down: A graceful wild animal with antlers (4)DEER
- 4 Down: A horse-like animal with black and white stripes (5)ZEBRA
- 5 Down: A large reptile with a long snout that lives in water (9)CROCODILE
- 7 Down: A black and white animal that sprays a bad smell (5)SKUNK
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