Classic Crosswords Classic Politics Hard — Set 18
🐾 Animals Crossword #1
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Across
- 2. A large bird with a pouch under its beak for catching fish
- 4. A tropical bird with a very large colorful beak
- 6. A long thin creature that lives in the soil
- 7. A small orange fish often kept as a pet
- 9. A large graceful white bird that lives on lakes
Down
- 1. A flying animal that comes out at night
- 3. The fastest land animal with spotted fur
- 5. A desert animal with one or two humps on its back
- 8. A large ocean fish with sharp teeth
Show answers
- 2 Across: A large bird with a pouch under its beak for catching fish (7)PELICAN
- 4 Across: A tropical bird with a very large colorful beak (6)TOUCAN
- 6 Across: A long thin creature that lives in the soil (4)WORM
- 7 Across: A small orange fish often kept as a pet (8)GOLDFISH
- 9 Across: A large graceful white bird that lives on lakes (4)SWAN
- 1 Down: A flying animal that comes out at night (3)BAT
- 3 Down: The fastest land animal with spotted fur (7)CHEETAH
- 5 Down: A desert animal with one or two humps on its back (5)CAMEL
- 8 Down: A large ocean fish with sharp teeth (5)SHARK
🐾 Animals Crossword #2
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Across
- 2. A tropical bird with a very large colorful beak
- 5. A bird with beautiful blue and green tail feathers
- 7. A tiny bird that can hover and fly backward
- 9. A big wild cat with orange and black stripes
Down
- 1. A long reptile with no legs that slithers
- 3. An ocean animal with eight arms
- 4. A big cat with spotted fur that climbs trees
- 6. A big wild cat called the king of the jungle
- 8. An animal with flat tail that builds dams in rivers
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- 2 Across: A tropical bird with a very large colorful beak (6)TOUCAN
- 5 Across: A bird with beautiful blue and green tail feathers (7)PEACOCK
- 7 Across: A tiny bird that can hover and fly backward (11)HUMMINGBIRD
- 9 Across: A big wild cat with orange and black stripes (5)TIGER
- 1 Down: A long reptile with no legs that slithers (5)SNAKE
- 3 Down: An ocean animal with eight arms (7)OCTOPUS
- 4 Down: A big cat with spotted fur that climbs trees (7)LEOPARD
- 6 Down: A big wild cat called the king of the jungle (4)LION
- 8 Down: An animal with flat tail that builds dams in rivers (6)BEAVER
🐾 Animals Crossword #3
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Across
- 2. A large animal people ride on
- 4. A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back
- 6. A shellfish with two hard shells that close together
- 7. A slow animal that carries a shell on its back
- 8. A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws
Down
- 1. A male chicken that crows in the morning
- 3. A small pet rodent with pouchy cheeks
- 4. A sleek ocean animal that barks and balances balls
- 5. A small red beetle with black spots
- 6. The fastest land animal with spotted fur
Show answers
- 2 Across: A large animal people ride on (5)HORSE
- 4 Across: A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back (5)SNAIL
- 6 Across: A shellfish with two hard shells that close together (4)CLAM
- 7 Across: A slow animal that carries a shell on its back (6)TURTLE
- 8 Across: A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws (4)CRAB
- 1 Down: A male chicken that crows in the morning (7)ROOSTER
- 3 Down: A small pet rodent with pouchy cheeks (7)HAMSTER
- 4 Down: A sleek ocean animal that barks and balances balls (4)SEAL
- 5 Down: A small red beetle with black spots (7)LADYBUG
- 6 Down: The fastest land animal with spotted fur (7)CHEETAH
🐾 Animals Crossword #4
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Across
- 3. A colorful fish that nibbles on coral with beak-like teeth
- 4. A flat ocean fish with a long tail that can sting
- 6. A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk
- 8. A lizard that can change its color
Down
- 1. An animal that lives in water and has fins
- 2. A small pet rodent with pouchy cheeks
- 5. A large tropical lizard with a ridge of spines
- 7. A big wild cat with orange and black stripes
Show answers
- 3 Across: A colorful fish that nibbles on coral with beak-like teeth (10)PARROTFISH
- 4 Across: A flat ocean fish with a long tail that can sting (8)STINGRAY
- 6 Across: A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk (8)ELEPHANT
- 8 Across: A lizard that can change its color (9)CHAMELEON
- 1 Down: An animal that lives in water and has fins (4)FISH
- 2 Down: A small pet rodent with pouchy cheeks (7)HAMSTER
- 5 Down: A large tropical lizard with a ridge of spines (6)IGUANA
- 7 Down: A big wild cat with orange and black stripes (5)TIGER
🐾 Animals Crossword #5
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Across
- 3. A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings
- 4. A desert animal with one or two humps on its back
- 6. A bumpy-skinned animal related to frogs
- 7. A farm animal with horns that likes to climb
Down
- 1. A fuzzy Australian animal that sleeps in trees
- 2. A very large deer with wide flat antlers
- 5. A tall animal related to camels from South America
- 7. A small lizard that can climb walls
Show answers
- 3 Across: A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings (9)DRAGONFLY
- 4 Across: A desert animal with one or two humps on its back (5)CAMEL
- 6 Across: A bumpy-skinned animal related to frogs (4)TOAD
- 7 Across: A farm animal with horns that likes to climb (4)GOAT
- 1 Down: A fuzzy Australian animal that sleeps in trees (5)KOALA
- 2 Down: A very large deer with wide flat antlers (5)MOOSE
- 5 Down: A tall animal related to camels from South America (5)LLAMA
- 7 Down: A small lizard that can climb walls (5)GECKO
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