Classic Crosswords Classic Reptiles Medium — Set 17
🐾 Animals Crossword #1
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Across
- 5. A horse-like animal with black and white stripes
- 7. A small orange fish often kept as a pet
- 8. A small lizard that can climb walls
- 9. The fastest land animal with spotted fur
Down
- 1. A tiny bird that can hover and fly backward
- 2. A bird with beautiful blue and green tail feathers
- 3. A bumpy-skinned animal related to frogs
- 4. A tiny ocean fish shaped like a horse
- 6. A pink farm animal with a curly tail
Show answers
- 5 Across: A horse-like animal with black and white stripes (5)ZEBRA
- 7 Across: A small orange fish often kept as a pet (8)GOLDFISH
- 8 Across: A small lizard that can climb walls (5)GECKO
- 9 Across: The fastest land animal with spotted fur (7)CHEETAH
- 1 Down: A tiny bird that can hover and fly backward (11)HUMMINGBIRD
- 2 Down: A bird with beautiful blue and green tail feathers (7)PEACOCK
- 3 Down: A bumpy-skinned animal related to frogs (4)TOAD
- 4 Down: A tiny ocean fish shaped like a horse (8)SEAHORSE
- 6 Down: A pink farm animal with a curly tail (3)PIG
🐾 Animals Crossword #2
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Across
- 2. An animal with feathers and wings that can usually fly
- 3. A very large deer with wide flat antlers
- 5. A small pet rodent with pouchy cheeks
- 7. A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls
- 8. The fastest land animal with spotted fur
Down
- 1. A flat ocean fish with a long tail that can sting
- 4. A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back
- 6. A large bird with colorful tail feathers
- 8. A large farm animal that gives us milk
Show answers
- 2 Across: An animal with feathers and wings that can usually fly (4)BIRD
- 3 Across: A very large deer with wide flat antlers (5)MOOSE
- 5 Across: A small pet rodent with pouchy cheeks (7)HAMSTER
- 7 Across: A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls (4)WOLF
- 8 Across: The fastest land animal with spotted fur (7)CHEETAH
- 1 Down: A flat ocean fish with a long tail that can sting (8)STINGRAY
- 4 Down: A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back (5)SNAIL
- 6 Down: A large bird with colorful tail feathers (6)TURKEY
- 8 Down: A large farm animal that gives us milk (3)COW
🐾 Animals Crossword #3
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Across
- 4. A large colorful parrot from South America
- 7. A jumping insect that chirps in grassy fields
- 9. A very large strong ape that lives in forests
Down
- 1. A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo
- 2. A horse-like animal with black and white stripes
- 3. A large white bear that lives in the Arctic
- 5. A shellfish with two hard shells that close together
- 6. A big wild cat called the king of the jungle
- 8. A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws
Show answers
- 4 Across: A large colorful parrot from South America (5)MACAW
- 7 Across: A jumping insect that chirps in grassy fields (11)GRASSHOPPER
- 9 Across: A very large strong ape that lives in forests (7)GORILLA
- 1 Down: A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo (5)PANDA
- 2 Down: A horse-like animal with black and white stripes (5)ZEBRA
- 3 Down: A large white bear that lives in the Arctic (10)POLAR BEAR
- 5 Down: A shellfish with two hard shells that close together (4)CLAM
- 6 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
🐾 Animals Crossword #4
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Across
- 2. A flat ocean fish with a long tail that can sting
- 3. A smart ape closely related to humans
- 5. A small curved sea creature often used in food
- 7. A large reptile with a wide flat snout
- 8. A large sea creature with big claws
Down
- 1. A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings
- 2. A small creature with eight legs that spins webs
- 4. A horse-like animal with black and white stripes
- 6. A very large deer with wide flat antlers
Show answers
- 2 Across: A flat ocean fish with a long tail that can sting (8)STINGRAY
- 3 Across: A smart ape closely related to humans (10)CHIMPANZEE
- 5 Across: A small curved sea creature often used in food (6)SHRIMP
- 7 Across: A large reptile with a wide flat snout (9)ALLIGATOR
- 8 Across: A large sea creature with big claws (7)LOBSTER
- 1 Down: A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings (9)DRAGONFLY
- 2 Down: A small creature with eight legs that spins webs (6)SPIDER
- 4 Down: A horse-like animal with black and white stripes (5)ZEBRA
- 6 Down: A very large deer with wide flat antlers (5)MOOSE
🐾 Animals Crossword #5
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Across
- 2. A bird that swims in water and quacks
- 5. One of the largest snakes in the world
- 7. A large sea animal with long tusks and whiskers
- 8. A tropical bird with a very large colorful beak
Down
- 1. A bird with beautiful blue and green tail feathers
- 3. A shellfish with two hard shells that close together
- 4. A large colorful parrot from South America
- 6. A tall animal related to camels from South America
Show answers
- 2 Across: A bird that swims in water and quacks (4)DUCK
- 5 Across: One of the largest snakes in the world (8)ANACONDA
- 7 Across: A large sea animal with long tusks and whiskers (6)WALRUS
- 8 Across: A tropical bird with a very large colorful beak (6)TOUCAN
- 1 Down: A bird with beautiful blue and green tail feathers (7)PEACOCK
- 3 Down: A shellfish with two hard shells that close together (4)CLAM
- 4 Down: A large colorful parrot from South America (5)MACAW
- 6 Down: A tall animal related to camels from South America (5)LLAMA
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