Classic Crosswords Classic Health Hard — Set 24
🐾 Animals Crossword #1
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Across
- 1. A small wild animal with a bushy tail and pointy ears
- 3. The fastest land animal with spotted fur
- 6. A black and white bird that swims but cannot fly
- 7. A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings
Down
- 1. An animal that lives in water and has fins
- 2. A playful water animal that floats on its back
- 4. A large bird with colorful tail feathers
- 5. A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back
Show answers
- 1 Across: A small wild animal with a bushy tail and pointy ears (3)FOX
- 3 Across: The fastest land animal with spotted fur (7)CHEETAH
- 6 Across: A black and white bird that swims but cannot fly (7)PENGUIN
- 7 Across: A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings (9)DRAGONFLY
- 1 Down: An animal that lives in water and has fins (4)FISH
- 2 Down: A playful water animal that floats on its back (5)OTTER
- 4 Down: A large bird with colorful tail feathers (6)TURKEY
- 5 Down: A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back (5)SNAIL
🐾 Animals Crossword #2
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Across
- 3. An ocean animal with eight arms
- 6. A large tropical lizard with a ridge of spines
- 7. A common bird with a red breast
- 8. A bird that swims in water and quacks
Down
- 1. A tiny insect that lives in large groups
- 2. A smart ocean animal that jumps and plays in waves
- 4. A large ocean fish with sharp teeth
- 5. A small brown bird found in many places
Show answers
- 3 Across: An ocean animal with eight arms (7)OCTOPUS
- 6 Across: A large tropical lizard with a ridge of spines (6)IGUANA
- 7 Across: A common bird with a red breast (5)ROBIN
- 8 Across: A bird that swims in water and quacks (4)DUCK
- 1 Down: A tiny insect that lives in large groups (3)ANT
- 2 Down: A smart ocean animal that jumps and plays in waves (7)DOLPHIN
- 4 Down: A large ocean fish with sharp teeth (5)SHARK
- 5 Down: A small brown bird found in many places (7)SPARROW
🐾 Animals Crossword #3
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Across
- 4. A small orange fish often kept as a pet
- 6. A flying animal that comes out at night
- 7. A small reptile with four legs and a tail
- 8. A beetle that glows in the dark at night
Down
- 1. A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls
- 2. A common pet that barks and wags its tail
- 3. A large reptile with a wide flat snout
- 5. A sleek ocean animal that barks and balances balls
Show answers
- 4 Across: A small orange fish often kept as a pet (8)GOLDFISH
- 6 Across: A flying animal that comes out at night (3)BAT
- 7 Across: A small reptile with four legs and a tail (6)LIZARD
- 8 Across: A beetle that glows in the dark at night (7)FIREFLY
- 1 Down: A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls (4)WOLF
- 2 Down: A common pet that barks and wags its tail (3)DOG
- 3 Down: A large reptile with a wide flat snout (9)ALLIGATOR
- 5 Down: A sleek ocean animal that barks and balances balls (4)SEAL
🐾 Animals Crossword #4
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Across
- 1. A large colorful parrot from South America
- 3. A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls
- 5. A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo
- 6. An animal with flat tail that builds dams in rivers
- 7. A lizard that can change its color
Down
- 2. A large reptile with a long snout that lives in water
- 4. A small animal covered in sharp spines
- 5. A pink farm animal with a curly tail
Show answers
- 1 Across: A large colorful parrot from South America (5)MACAW
- 3 Across: A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls (4)WOLF
- 5 Across: A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo (5)PANDA
- 6 Across: An animal with flat tail that builds dams in rivers (6)BEAVER
- 7 Across: A lizard that can change its color (9)CHAMELEON
- 2 Down: A large reptile with a long snout that lives in water (9)CROCODILE
- 4 Down: A small animal covered in sharp spines (8)HEDGEHOG
- 5 Down: A pink farm animal with a curly tail (3)PIG
🐾 Animals Crossword #5
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Across
- 2. A small pet rodent with pouchy cheeks
- 3. A small brown bird found in many places
- 5. A tropical bird with a very large colorful beak
- 8. A large colorful parrot from South America
- 9. A jumping insect that chirps in grassy fields
Down
- 1. A colorful bird that can copy human speech
- 4. An animal that hops and carries babies in a pouch
- 6. A large farm animal that gives us milk
- 7. A large bird with colorful tail feathers
Show answers
- 2 Across: A small pet rodent with pouchy cheeks (7)HAMSTER
- 3 Across: A small brown bird found in many places (7)SPARROW
- 5 Across: A tropical bird with a very large colorful beak (6)TOUCAN
- 8 Across: A large colorful parrot from South America (5)MACAW
- 9 Across: A jumping insect that chirps in grassy fields (11)GRASSHOPPER
- 1 Down: A colorful bird that can copy human speech (6)PARROT
- 4 Down: An animal that hops and carries babies in a pouch (8)KANGAROO
- 6 Down: A large farm animal that gives us milk (3)COW
- 7 Down: A large bird with colorful tail feathers (6)TURKEY
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