Classic Crosswords Classic Pop Hard — Set 24
🐾 Animals Crossword #1
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Across
- 4. A flying animal that comes out at night
- 5. A bird with big eyes that hunts at night
- 6. A playful water animal that floats on its back
- 7. A large powerful bird with sharp eyes
- 8. An animal that lives in water and has fins
Down
- 1. An ocean animal with eight arms
- 2. The fastest land animal with spotted fur
- 3. A small animal related to a horse with long ears
Show answers
- 4 Across: A flying animal that comes out at night (3)BAT
- 5 Across: A bird with big eyes that hunts at night (3)OWL
- 6 Across: A playful water animal that floats on its back (5)OTTER
- 7 Across: A large powerful bird with sharp eyes (5)EAGLE
- 8 Across: An animal that lives in water and has fins (4)FISH
- 1 Down: An ocean animal with eight arms (7)OCTOPUS
- 2 Down: The fastest land animal with spotted fur (7)CHEETAH
- 3 Down: A small animal related to a horse with long ears (6)DONKEY
🐾 Animals Crossword #2
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Across
- 1. A small lizard that can climb walls
- 3. A see-through ocean animal that can sting
- 4. A large heavy animal that loves to sit in water
- 5. A black and white animal that sprays a bad smell
- 6. A farm animal with horns that likes to climb
- 8. A small animal that stands on its hind legs to watch for danger
- 9. A small reptile with four legs and a tail
- 10. A long thin creature that lives in the soil
Down
- 2. A smart ape closely related to humans
- 5. A small brown bird found in many places
- 7. A large powerful bird with sharp eyes
Show answers
- 1 Across: A small lizard that can climb walls (5)GECKO
- 3 Across: A see-through ocean animal that can sting (9)JELLYFISH
- 4 Across: A large heavy animal that loves to sit in water (5)HIPPO
- 5 Across: A black and white animal that sprays a bad smell (5)SKUNK
- 6 Across: A farm animal with horns that likes to climb (4)GOAT
- 8 Across: A small animal that stands on its hind legs to watch for danger (7)MEERKAT
- 9 Across: A small reptile with four legs and a tail (6)LIZARD
- 10 Across: A long thin creature that lives in the soil (4)WORM
- 2 Down: A smart ape closely related to humans (10)CHIMPANZEE
- 5 Down: A small brown bird found in many places (7)SPARROW
- 7 Down: A large powerful bird with sharp eyes (5)EAGLE
🐾 Animals Crossword #3
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Across
- 1. A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws
- 5. An ocean animal with eight arms
- 8. A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back
Down
- 2. A huge animal with a horn on its nose
- 3. A small animal with a big bushy tail that collects nuts
- 4. A colorful insect with large wings
- 6. A pink farm animal with a curly tail
- 7. A large graceful white bird that lives on lakes
Show answers
- 1 Across: A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws (4)CRAB
- 5 Across: An ocean animal with eight arms (7)OCTOPUS
- 8 Across: A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back (5)SNAIL
- 2 Down: A huge animal with a horn on its nose (10)RHINOCEROS
- 3 Down: A small animal with a big bushy tail that collects nuts (8)SQUIRREL
- 4 Down: A colorful insect with large wings (9)BUTTERFLY
- 6 Down: A pink farm animal with a curly tail (3)PIG
- 7 Down: A large graceful white bird that lives on lakes (4)SWAN
🐾 Animals Crossword #4
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Across
- 5. A large farm animal that gives us milk
- 6. A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo
- 7. A large graceful white bird that lives on lakes
- 8. A long reptile with no legs that slithers
- 9. A beetle that glows in the dark at night
Down
- 1. A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings
- 2. A common bird with a red breast
- 3. A small pet rodent with pouchy cheeks
- 4. A large animal people ride on
Show answers
- 5 Across: A large farm animal that gives us milk (3)COW
- 6 Across: A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo (5)PANDA
- 7 Across: A large graceful white bird that lives on lakes (4)SWAN
- 8 Across: A long reptile with no legs that slithers (5)SNAKE
- 9 Across: A beetle that glows in the dark at night (7)FIREFLY
- 1 Down: A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings (9)DRAGONFLY
- 2 Down: A common bird with a red breast (5)ROBIN
- 3 Down: A small pet rodent with pouchy cheeks (7)HAMSTER
- 4 Down: A large animal people ride on (5)HORSE
🐾 Animals Crossword #5
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Across
- 2. A bird with big eyes that hunts at night
- 5. A small pet rodent with pouchy cheeks
- 8. A small green animal that jumps and lives near water
- 10. A large sea animal with long tusks and whiskers
Down
- 1. A smart ocean animal that jumps and plays in waves
- 3. An animal that lives in water and has fins
- 4. A horse-like animal with black and white stripes
- 6. A large tropical lizard with a ridge of spines
- 7. An animal with flat tail that builds dams in rivers
- 9. A very large deer with wide flat antlers
Show answers
- 2 Across: A bird with big eyes that hunts at night (3)OWL
- 5 Across: A small pet rodent with pouchy cheeks (7)HAMSTER
- 8 Across: A small green animal that jumps and lives near water (4)FROG
- 10 Across: A large sea animal with long tusks and whiskers (6)WALRUS
- 1 Down: A smart ocean animal that jumps and plays in waves (7)DOLPHIN
- 3 Down: An animal that lives in water and has fins (4)FISH
- 4 Down: A horse-like animal with black and white stripes (5)ZEBRA
- 6 Down: A large tropical lizard with a ridge of spines (6)IGUANA
- 7 Down: An animal with flat tail that builds dams in rivers (6)BEAVER
- 9 Down: A very large deer with wide flat antlers (5)MOOSE
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