Classic Crosswords Classic Novels Easy — Set 20
🐾 Animals Crossword #1
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Across
- 4. A big wild cat with orange and black stripes
- 5. A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back
- 7. A long reptile with no legs that slithers
- 8. An animal with flat tail that builds dams in rivers
Down
- 1. A colorful fish that nibbles on coral with beak-like teeth
- 2. A bird raised on farms for eggs and meat
- 3. A small pet rodent with pouchy cheeks
- 6. A beetle that glows in the dark at night
Show answers
- 4 Across: A big wild cat with orange and black stripes (5)TIGER
- 5 Across: A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back (5)SNAIL
- 7 Across: A long reptile with no legs that slithers (5)SNAKE
- 8 Across: An animal with flat tail that builds dams in rivers (6)BEAVER
- 1 Down: A colorful fish that nibbles on coral with beak-like teeth (10)PARROTFISH
- 2 Down: A bird raised on farms for eggs and meat (7)CHICKEN
- 3 Down: A small pet rodent with pouchy cheeks (7)HAMSTER
- 6 Down: A beetle that glows in the dark at night (7)FIREFLY
🐾 Animals Crossword #2
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Across
- 3. A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk
- 6. A large sea creature with big claws
- 7. A very large deer with wide flat antlers
- 10. A large powerful bird with sharp eyes
- 11. A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls
Down
- 1. A small animal that stands on its hind legs to watch for danger
- 2. A large sea animal with long tusks and whiskers
- 4. A large bird with colorful tail feathers
- 5. A tall pink bird that stands on one leg
- 8. A sleek ocean animal that barks and balances balls
- 9. A shellfish with two hard shells that close together
Show answers
- 3 Across: A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk (8)ELEPHANT
- 6 Across: A large sea creature with big claws (7)LOBSTER
- 7 Across: A very large deer with wide flat antlers (5)MOOSE
- 10 Across: A large powerful bird with sharp eyes (5)EAGLE
- 11 Across: A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls (4)WOLF
- 1 Down: A small animal that stands on its hind legs to watch for danger (7)MEERKAT
- 2 Down: A large sea animal with long tusks and whiskers (6)WALRUS
- 4 Down: A large bird with colorful tail feathers (6)TURKEY
- 5 Down: A tall pink bird that stands on one leg (8)FLAMINGO
- 8 Down: A sleek ocean animal that barks and balances balls (4)SEAL
- 9 Down: A shellfish with two hard shells that close together (4)CLAM
🐾 Animals Crossword #3
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Across
- 1. A pink farm animal with a curly tail
- 4. A small animal that stands on its hind legs to watch for danger
- 6. A fuzzy Australian animal that sleeps in trees
- 10. A small animal related to a horse with long ears
- 11. A large bird with colorful tail feathers
Down
- 2. A very large strong ape that lives in forests
- 3. A small furry pet that purrs and meows
- 5. A common pet that barks and wags its tail
- 7. A small red beetle with black spots
- 8. A slow animal that carries a shell on its back
- 9. A farm animal with horns that likes to climb
Show answers
- 1 Across: A pink farm animal with a curly tail (3)PIG
- 4 Across: A small animal that stands on its hind legs to watch for danger (7)MEERKAT
- 6 Across: A fuzzy Australian animal that sleeps in trees (5)KOALA
- 10 Across: A small animal related to a horse with long ears (6)DONKEY
- 11 Across: A large bird with colorful tail feathers (6)TURKEY
- 2 Down: A very large strong ape that lives in forests (7)GORILLA
- 3 Down: A small furry pet that purrs and meows (3)CAT
- 5 Down: A common pet that barks and wags its tail (3)DOG
- 7 Down: A small red beetle with black spots (7)LADYBUG
- 8 Down: A slow animal that carries a shell on its back (6)TURTLE
- 9 Down: A farm animal with horns that likes to climb (4)GOAT
🐾 Animals Crossword #4
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Across
- 1. A sleek ocean animal that barks and balances balls
- 5. A huge animal with a horn on its nose
- 6. A bird with big eyes that hunts at night
- 9. A small green animal that jumps and lives near water
- 10. A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk
Down
- 2. A big wild cat called the king of the jungle
- 3. A large colorful parrot from South America
- 4. A fuzzy Australian animal that sleeps in trees
- 5. A male chicken that crows in the morning
- 7. A large sea creature with big claws
- 8. A female chicken that lays eggs
Show answers
- 1 Across: A sleek ocean animal that barks and balances balls (4)SEAL
- 5 Across: A huge animal with a horn on its nose (10)RHINOCEROS
- 6 Across: A bird with big eyes that hunts at night (3)OWL
- 9 Across: A small green animal that jumps and lives near water (4)FROG
- 10 Across: A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk (8)ELEPHANT
- 2 Down: A big wild cat called the king of the jungle (4)LION
- 3 Down: A large colorful parrot from South America (5)MACAW
- 4 Down: A fuzzy Australian animal that sleeps in trees (5)KOALA
- 5 Down: A male chicken that crows in the morning (7)ROOSTER
- 7 Down: A large sea creature with big claws (7)LOBSTER
- 8 Down: A female chicken that lays eggs (3)HEN
🐾 Animals Crossword #5
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Across
- 1. A small animal covered in sharp spines
- 6. A very large strong ape that lives in forests
- 8. A large sea animal with long tusks and whiskers
- 10. The largest animal in the ocean
- 11. A pink farm animal with a curly tail
Down
- 2. A common pet that barks and wags its tail
- 3. The tallest animal in the world with a very long neck
- 4. A smart ocean animal that jumps and plays in waves
- 5. One of the largest snakes in the world
- 7. A colorful fish that nibbles on coral with beak-like teeth
- 9. A sleek ocean animal that barks and balances balls
Show answers
- 1 Across: A small animal covered in sharp spines (8)HEDGEHOG
- 6 Across: A very large strong ape that lives in forests (7)GORILLA
- 8 Across: A large sea animal with long tusks and whiskers (6)WALRUS
- 10 Across: The largest animal in the ocean (5)WHALE
- 11 Across: A pink farm animal with a curly tail (3)PIG
- 2 Down: A common pet that barks and wags its tail (3)DOG
- 3 Down: The tallest animal in the world with a very long neck (7)GIRAFFE
- 4 Down: A smart ocean animal that jumps and plays in waves (7)DOLPHIN
- 5 Down: One of the largest snakes in the world (8)ANACONDA
- 7 Down: A colorful fish that nibbles on coral with beak-like teeth (10)PARROTFISH
- 9 Down: A sleek ocean animal that barks and balances balls (4)SEAL
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