Classic Crosswords Classic Travel Expert — Set 20
🐾 Animals Crossword #1
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Across
- 2. A flying animal that comes out at night
- 6. A big cat with spotted fur that climbs trees
- 7. A bird that swims in water and quacks
- 8. A large bird with colorful tail feathers
Down
- 1. A desert animal with one or two humps on its back
- 3. A tall animal related to camels from South America
- 4. A small red beetle with black spots
- 5. A playful animal that swings from trees
Show answers
- 2 Across: A flying animal that comes out at night (3)BAT
- 6 Across: A big cat with spotted fur that climbs trees (7)LEOPARD
- 7 Across: A bird that swims in water and quacks (4)DUCK
- 8 Across: A large bird with colorful tail feathers (6)TURKEY
- 1 Down: A desert animal with one or two humps on its back (5)CAMEL
- 3 Down: A tall animal related to camels from South America (5)LLAMA
- 4 Down: A small red beetle with black spots (7)LADYBUG
- 5 Down: A playful animal that swings from trees (6)MONKEY
🐾 Animals Crossword #2
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Across
- 4. A huge animal with a horn on its nose
- 5. A fuzzy worm-like creature that turns into a butterfly
- 8. A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws
Down
- 1. A large powerful bird with sharp eyes
- 2. A female chicken that lays eggs
- 3. A fluffy farm animal that gives us wool
- 5. A large farm animal that gives us milk
- 6. A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo
- 7. A big cat with spotted fur that climbs trees
Show answers
- 4 Across: A huge animal with a horn on its nose (10)RHINOCEROS
- 5 Across: A fuzzy worm-like creature that turns into a butterfly (11)CATERPILLAR
- 8 Across: A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws (4)CRAB
- 1 Down: A large powerful bird with sharp eyes (5)EAGLE
- 2 Down: A female chicken that lays eggs (3)HEN
- 3 Down: A fluffy farm animal that gives us wool (5)SHEEP
- 5 Down: A large farm animal that gives us milk (3)COW
- 6 Down: A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo (5)PANDA
- 7 Down: A big cat with spotted fur that climbs trees (7)LEOPARD
🐾 Animals Crossword #3
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Across
- 2. A small green animal that jumps and lives near water
- 5. A small red beetle with black spots
- 7. A small orange fish often kept as a pet
- 8. A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws
Down
- 1. A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings
- 3. A small furry pet that purrs and meows
- 4. A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk
- 6. A tall animal related to camels from South America
Show answers
- 2 Across: A small green animal that jumps and lives near water (4)FROG
- 5 Across: A small red beetle with black spots (7)LADYBUG
- 7 Across: A small orange fish often kept as a pet (8)GOLDFISH
- 8 Across: A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws (4)CRAB
- 1 Down: A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings (9)DRAGONFLY
- 3 Down: A small furry pet that purrs and meows (3)CAT
- 4 Down: A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk (8)ELEPHANT
- 6 Down: A tall animal related to camels from South America (5)LLAMA
🐾 Animals Crossword #4
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Across
- 2. A big wild cat called the king of the jungle
- 4. A playful water animal that floats on its back
- 5. An animal with flat tail that builds dams in rivers
- 6. A large colorful parrot from South America
- 8. A small pet rodent with pouchy cheeks
Down
- 1. A tropical bird with a very large colorful beak
- 3. A long thin creature that lives in the soil
- 7. A large sea animal with long tusks and whiskers
Show answers
- 2 Across: A big wild cat called the king of the jungle (4)LION
- 4 Across: A playful water animal that floats on its back (5)OTTER
- 5 Across: An animal with flat tail that builds dams in rivers (6)BEAVER
- 6 Across: A large colorful parrot from South America (5)MACAW
- 8 Across: A small pet rodent with pouchy cheeks (7)HAMSTER
- 1 Down: A tropical bird with a very large colorful beak (6)TOUCAN
- 3 Down: A long thin creature that lives in the soil (4)WORM
- 7 Down: A large sea animal with long tusks and whiskers (6)WALRUS
🐾 Animals Crossword #5
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Across
- 2. A large colorful parrot from South America
- 3. A large tropical lizard with a ridge of spines
- 5. A large white bear that lives in the Arctic
- 6. A large animal people ride on
- 8. An ocean animal with eight arms
- 9. A small lizard that can climb walls
Down
- 1. An animal that hops and carries babies in a pouch
- 4. A small wild animal with a bushy tail and pointy ears
- 7. A black and white animal that sprays a bad smell
Show answers
- 2 Across: A large colorful parrot from South America (5)MACAW
- 3 Across: A large tropical lizard with a ridge of spines (6)IGUANA
- 5 Across: A large white bear that lives in the Arctic (10)POLAR BEAR
- 6 Across: A large animal people ride on (5)HORSE
- 8 Across: An ocean animal with eight arms (7)OCTOPUS
- 9 Across: A small lizard that can climb walls (5)GECKO
- 1 Down: An animal that hops and carries babies in a pouch (8)KANGAROO
- 4 Down: A small wild animal with a bushy tail and pointy ears (3)FOX
- 7 Down: A black and white animal that sprays a bad smell (5)SKUNK
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