Classic Crosswords Classic Movies Expert — Set 16
🐾 Animals Crossword #1
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Across
- 2. A very large deer with wide flat antlers
- 5. A common bird with a red breast
- 6. An animal that lives in water and has fins
- 7. A furry animal with a black mask on its face
- 10. The largest animal in the ocean
Down
- 1. A large bird with a pouch under its beak for catching fish
- 3. A small animal with a big bushy tail that collects nuts
- 4. A big wild cat called the king of the jungle
- 8. A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws
- 9. A playful water animal that floats on its back
Show answers
- 2 Across: A very large deer with wide flat antlers (5)MOOSE
- 5 Across: A common bird with a red breast (5)ROBIN
- 6 Across: An animal that lives in water and has fins (4)FISH
- 7 Across: A furry animal with a black mask on its face (7)RACCOON
- 10 Across: The largest animal in the ocean (5)WHALE
- 1 Down: A large bird with a pouch under its beak for catching fish (7)PELICAN
- 3 Down: A small animal with a big bushy tail that collects nuts (8)SQUIRREL
- 4 Down: A big wild cat called the king of the jungle (4)LION
- 8 Down: A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws (4)CRAB
- 9 Down: A playful water animal that floats on its back (5)OTTER
🐾 Animals Crossword #2
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Across
- 1. A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk
- 4. A large sea creature with big claws
- 6. A flying animal that comes out at night
- 10. A male chicken that crows in the morning
- 11. A desert animal with one or two humps on its back
Down
- 2. A tall animal related to camels from South America
- 3. A small curved sea creature often used in food
- 5. A long reptile with no legs that slithers
- 7. A large bird with colorful tail feathers
- 8. An animal that lives in water and has fins
- 9. A bird that swims in water and quacks
Show answers
- 1 Across: A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk (8)ELEPHANT
- 4 Across: A large sea creature with big claws (7)LOBSTER
- 6 Across: A flying animal that comes out at night (3)BAT
- 10 Across: A male chicken that crows in the morning (7)ROOSTER
- 11 Across: A desert animal with one or two humps on its back (5)CAMEL
- 2 Down: A tall animal related to camels from South America (5)LLAMA
- 3 Down: A small curved sea creature often used in food (6)SHRIMP
- 5 Down: A long reptile with no legs that slithers (5)SNAKE
- 7 Down: A large bird with colorful tail feathers (6)TURKEY
- 8 Down: An animal that lives in water and has fins (4)FISH
- 9 Down: A bird that swims in water and quacks (4)DUCK
🐾 Animals Crossword #3
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Across
- 2. A large ocean fish with sharp teeth
- 3. A small furry pet that purrs and meows
- 4. A tall pink bird that stands on one leg
- 5. A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk
- 7. A see-through ocean animal that can sting
- 8. A large reptile with a long snout that lives in water
Down
- 1. A colorful fish that nibbles on coral with beak-like teeth
- 2. A long reptile with no legs that slithers
- 6. A small lizard that can climb walls
Show answers
- 2 Across: A large ocean fish with sharp teeth (5)SHARK
- 3 Across: A small furry pet that purrs and meows (3)CAT
- 4 Across: A tall pink bird that stands on one leg (8)FLAMINGO
- 5 Across: A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk (8)ELEPHANT
- 7 Across: A see-through ocean animal that can sting (9)JELLYFISH
- 8 Across: A large reptile with a long snout that lives in water (9)CROCODILE
- 1 Down: A colorful fish that nibbles on coral with beak-like teeth (10)PARROTFISH
- 2 Down: A long reptile with no legs that slithers (5)SNAKE
- 6 Down: A small lizard that can climb walls (5)GECKO
🐾 Animals Crossword #4
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Across
- 2. A large heavy animal that loves to sit in water
- 4. A slow animal that carries a shell on its back
- 5. A small wild animal with a bushy tail and pointy ears
- 6. A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls
- 7. A female chicken that lays eggs
Down
- 1. A beetle that glows in the dark at night
- 3. An ocean animal with eight arms
- 4. A big wild cat with orange and black stripes
Show answers
- 2 Across: A large heavy animal that loves to sit in water (5)HIPPO
- 4 Across: A slow animal that carries a shell on its back (6)TURTLE
- 5 Across: A small wild animal with a bushy tail and pointy ears (3)FOX
- 6 Across: A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls (4)WOLF
- 7 Across: A female chicken that lays eggs (3)HEN
- 1 Down: A beetle that glows in the dark at night (7)FIREFLY
- 3 Down: An ocean animal with eight arms (7)OCTOPUS
- 4 Down: A big wild cat with orange and black stripes (5)TIGER
🐾 Animals Crossword #5
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Across
- 5. A large reptile with a wide flat snout
- 7. A large graceful white bird that lives on lakes
- 8. A playful water animal that floats on its back
- 9. A large sea animal with long tusks and whiskers
Down
- 1. A small brown bird found in many places
- 2. A large colorful parrot from South America
- 3. A flying animal that comes out at night
- 4. A flat ocean fish with a long tail that can sting
- 6. A small red beetle with black spots
Show answers
- 5 Across: A large reptile with a wide flat snout (9)ALLIGATOR
- 7 Across: A large graceful white bird that lives on lakes (4)SWAN
- 8 Across: A playful water animal that floats on its back (5)OTTER
- 9 Across: A large sea animal with long tusks and whiskers (6)WALRUS
- 1 Down: A small brown bird found in many places (7)SPARROW
- 2 Down: A large colorful parrot from South America (5)MACAW
- 3 Down: A flying animal that comes out at night (3)BAT
- 4 Down: A flat ocean fish with a long tail that can sting (8)STINGRAY
- 6 Down: A small red beetle with black spots (7)LADYBUG
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