Classic Crosswords Classic Grains Super Expert — Set 28
🐾 Animals Crossword #1
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Across
- 2. An animal that lives in water and has fins
- 3. A large colorful parrot from South America
- 4. A common bird with a red breast
- 6. A furry animal with a black mask on its face
Down
- 1. A small pet rodent with pouchy cheeks
- 2. A tall pink bird that stands on one leg
- 5. A large animal people ride on
- 7. A small furry pet that purrs and meows
Show answers
- 2 Across: An animal that lives in water and has fins (4)FISH
- 3 Across: A large colorful parrot from South America (5)MACAW
- 4 Across: A common bird with a red breast (5)ROBIN
- 6 Across: A furry animal with a black mask on its face (7)RACCOON
- 1 Down: A small pet rodent with pouchy cheeks (7)HAMSTER
- 2 Down: A tall pink bird that stands on one leg (8)FLAMINGO
- 5 Down: A large animal people ride on (5)HORSE
- 7 Down: A small furry pet that purrs and meows (3)CAT
🐾 Animals Crossword #2
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Across
- 2. A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings
- 6. A colorful fish that nibbles on coral with beak-like teeth
- 7. A farm animal with horns that likes to climb
- 8. A large black bird known for being very smart
Down
- 1. An animal that hops and carries babies in a pouch
- 3. A large farm animal that gives us milk
- 4. A pink farm animal with a curly tail
- 5. A large ocean fish with sharp teeth
- 9. The largest animal in the ocean
Show answers
- 2 Across: A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings (9)DRAGONFLY
- 6 Across: A colorful fish that nibbles on coral with beak-like teeth (10)PARROTFISH
- 7 Across: A farm animal with horns that likes to climb (4)GOAT
- 8 Across: A large black bird known for being very smart (4)CROW
- 1 Down: An animal that hops and carries babies in a pouch (8)KANGAROO
- 3 Down: A large farm animal that gives us milk (3)COW
- 4 Down: A pink farm animal with a curly tail (3)PIG
- 5 Down: A large ocean fish with sharp teeth (5)SHARK
- 9 Down: The largest animal in the ocean (5)WHALE
🐾 Animals Crossword #3
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Across
- 1. A male chicken that crows in the morning
- 5. A bird that swims in water and quacks
- 6. A playful water animal that floats on its back
- 8. A see-through ocean animal that can sting
- 10. A small reptile with four legs and a tail
- 11. A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk
Down
- 2. A small animal with a big bushy tail that collects nuts
- 3. An ocean animal with eight arms
- 4. A slow animal that carries a shell on its back
- 7. A small orange fish often kept as a pet
- 9. A large bird with colorful tail feathers
Show answers
- 1 Across: A male chicken that crows in the morning (7)ROOSTER
- 5 Across: A bird that swims in water and quacks (4)DUCK
- 6 Across: A playful water animal that floats on its back (5)OTTER
- 8 Across: A see-through ocean animal that can sting (9)JELLYFISH
- 10 Across: A small reptile with four legs and a tail (6)LIZARD
- 11 Across: A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk (8)ELEPHANT
- 2 Down: A small animal with a big bushy tail that collects nuts (8)SQUIRREL
- 3 Down: An ocean animal with eight arms (7)OCTOPUS
- 4 Down: A slow animal that carries a shell on its back (6)TURTLE
- 7 Down: A small orange fish often kept as a pet (8)GOLDFISH
- 9 Down: A large bird with colorful tail feathers (6)TURKEY
🐾 Animals Crossword #4
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Across
- 2. An animal that hops and carries babies in a pouch
- 3. A large farm animal that gives us milk
- 4. A playful water animal that floats on its back
- 7. A small lizard that can climb walls
- 8. A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo
- 9. A small reptile with four legs and a tail
- 10. The tallest animal in the world with a very long neck
Down
- 1. A furry animal with a black mask on its face
- 3. A large reptile with a long snout that lives in water
- 5. A male chicken that crows in the morning
- 6. A common pet that barks and wags its tail
Show answers
- 2 Across: An animal that hops and carries babies in a pouch (8)KANGAROO
- 3 Across: A large farm animal that gives us milk (3)COW
- 4 Across: A playful water animal that floats on its back (5)OTTER
- 7 Across: A small lizard that can climb walls (5)GECKO
- 8 Across: A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo (5)PANDA
- 9 Across: A small reptile with four legs and a tail (6)LIZARD
- 10 Across: The tallest animal in the world with a very long neck (7)GIRAFFE
- 1 Down: A furry animal with a black mask on its face (7)RACCOON
- 3 Down: A large reptile with a long snout that lives in water (9)CROCODILE
- 5 Down: A male chicken that crows in the morning (7)ROOSTER
- 6 Down: A common pet that barks and wags its tail (3)DOG
🐾 Animals Crossword #5
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Across
- 2. The tallest animal in the world with a very long neck
- 4. A male chicken that crows in the morning
- 6. A small orange fish often kept as a pet
- 9. One of the largest snakes in the world
Down
- 1. A desert animal with one or two humps on its back
- 3. A beetle that glows in the dark at night
- 5. A small animal related to a horse with long ears
- 7. A large heavy animal that loves to sit in water
- 8. A large tropical lizard with a ridge of spines
Show answers
- 2 Across: The tallest animal in the world with a very long neck (7)GIRAFFE
- 4 Across: A male chicken that crows in the morning (7)ROOSTER
- 6 Across: A small orange fish often kept as a pet (8)GOLDFISH
- 9 Across: One of the largest snakes in the world (8)ANACONDA
- 1 Down: A desert animal with one or two humps on its back (5)CAMEL
- 3 Down: A beetle that glows in the dark at night (7)FIREFLY
- 5 Down: A small animal related to a horse with long ears (6)DONKEY
- 7 Down: A large heavy animal that loves to sit in water (5)HIPPO
- 8 Down: A large tropical lizard with a ridge of spines (6)IGUANA
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