Quick Crosswords Quick Cooking Hard — Set 21
🐾 Animals Crossword #1
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Across
- 4. A playful animal that swings from trees
- 6. A tall pink bird that stands on one leg
Down
- 1. A large heavy animal that loves to sit in water
- 2. A black and white animal that sprays a bad smell
- 3. A colorful insect with large wings
- 4. A large colorful parrot from South America
- 5. A pink farm animal with a curly tail
Show answers
- 4 Across: A playful animal that swings from trees (6)MONKEY
- 6 Across: A tall pink bird that stands on one leg (8)FLAMINGO
- 1 Down: A large heavy animal that loves to sit in water (5)HIPPO
- 2 Down: A black and white animal that sprays a bad smell (5)SKUNK
- 3 Down: A colorful insect with large wings (9)BUTTERFLY
- 4 Down: A large colorful parrot from South America (5)MACAW
- 5 Down: A pink farm animal with a curly tail (3)PIG
🐾 Animals Crossword #2
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Across
- 3. A fuzzy Australian animal that sleeps in trees
- 4. A flying insect that makes honey and buzzes
- 6. A colorful fish that nibbles on coral with beak-like teeth
Down
- 1. A large sea animal with long tusks and whiskers
- 2. A large bird with a pouch under its beak for catching fish
- 5. A small curved sea creature often used in food
- 7. A big wild cat with orange and black stripes
Show answers
- 3 Across: A fuzzy Australian animal that sleeps in trees (5)KOALA
- 4 Across: A flying insect that makes honey and buzzes (3)BEE
- 6 Across: A colorful fish that nibbles on coral with beak-like teeth (10)PARROTFISH
- 1 Down: A large sea animal with long tusks and whiskers (6)WALRUS
- 2 Down: A large bird with a pouch under its beak for catching fish (7)PELICAN
- 5 Down: A small curved sea creature often used in food (6)SHRIMP
- 7 Down: A big wild cat with orange and black stripes (5)TIGER
🐾 Animals Crossword #3
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Across
- 1. A large sea creature with big claws
- 3. The tallest animal in the world with a very long neck
- 6. A fluffy farm animal that gives us wool
- 7. A colorful insect with large wings
- 8. A large tropical lizard with a ridge of spines
Down
- 2. A slow animal that carries a shell on its back
- 4. A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk
- 5. The fastest land animal with spotted fur
Show answers
- 1 Across: A large sea creature with big claws (7)LOBSTER
- 3 Across: The tallest animal in the world with a very long neck (7)GIRAFFE
- 6 Across: A fluffy farm animal that gives us wool (5)SHEEP
- 7 Across: A colorful insect with large wings (9)BUTTERFLY
- 8 Across: A large tropical lizard with a ridge of spines (6)IGUANA
- 2 Down: A slow animal that carries a shell on its back (6)TURTLE
- 4 Down: A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk (8)ELEPHANT
- 5 Down: The fastest land animal with spotted fur (7)CHEETAH
🐾 Animals Crossword #4
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Across
- 3. A smart ape closely related to humans
- 6. A playful water animal that floats on its back
- 7. A long thin creature that lives in the soil
Down
- 1. A small animal related to a horse with long ears
- 2. A big cat with spotted fur that climbs trees
- 4. A large heavy animal that loves to sit in water
- 5. A very large deer with wide flat antlers
Show answers
- 3 Across: A smart ape closely related to humans (10)CHIMPANZEE
- 6 Across: A playful water animal that floats on its back (5)OTTER
- 7 Across: A long thin creature that lives in the soil (4)WORM
- 1 Down: A small animal related to a horse with long ears (6)DONKEY
- 2 Down: A big cat with spotted fur that climbs trees (7)LEOPARD
- 4 Down: A large heavy animal that loves to sit in water (5)HIPPO
- 5 Down: A very large deer with wide flat antlers (5)MOOSE
🐾 Animals Crossword #5
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Across
- 3. A long thin creature that lives in the soil
- 5. A small animal with a big bushy tail that collects nuts
- 6. A big wild cat with orange and black stripes
Down
- 1. A very large deer with wide flat antlers
- 2. A large animal people ride on
- 4. A small green animal that jumps and lives near water
Show answers
- 3 Across: A long thin creature that lives in the soil (4)WORM
- 5 Across: A small animal with a big bushy tail that collects nuts (8)SQUIRREL
- 6 Across: A big wild cat with orange and black stripes (5)TIGER
- 1 Down: A very large deer with wide flat antlers (5)MOOSE
- 2 Down: A large animal people ride on (5)HORSE
- 4 Down: A small green animal that jumps and lives near water (4)FROG
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