Quick Crosswords Quick Famous People Hard — Set 28
🐾 Animals Crossword #1
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Across
- 2. A big wild cat with orange and black stripes
- 4. A small green animal that jumps and lives near water
- 5. A large graceful white bird that lives on lakes
- 6. A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk
Down
- 1. A large bird with a pouch under its beak for catching fish
- 3. A large sea creature with big claws
Show answers
- 2 Across: A big wild cat with orange and black stripes (5)TIGER
- 4 Across: A small green animal that jumps and lives near water (4)FROG
- 5 Across: A large graceful white bird that lives on lakes (4)SWAN
- 6 Across: A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk (8)ELEPHANT
- 1 Down: A large bird with a pouch under its beak for catching fish (7)PELICAN
- 3 Down: A large sea creature with big claws (7)LOBSTER
🐾 Animals Crossword #2
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Across
- 2. A bird with beautiful blue and green tail feathers
- 5. A small pet rodent with pouchy cheeks
- 6. A bird raised on farms for eggs and meat
- 7. A large heavy animal that loves to sit in water
Down
- 1. A colorful fish that nibbles on coral with beak-like teeth
- 3. A bird with big eyes that hunts at night
- 4. A small furry pet that purrs and meows
Show answers
- 2 Across: A bird with beautiful blue and green tail feathers (7)PEACOCK
- 5 Across: A small pet rodent with pouchy cheeks (7)HAMSTER
- 6 Across: A bird raised on farms for eggs and meat (7)CHICKEN
- 7 Across: A large heavy animal that loves to sit in water (5)HIPPO
- 1 Down: A colorful fish that nibbles on coral with beak-like teeth (10)PARROTFISH
- 3 Down: A bird with big eyes that hunts at night (3)OWL
- 4 Down: A small furry pet that purrs and meows (3)CAT
🐾 Animals Crossword #3
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Across
- 5. A tiny bird that can hover and fly backward
- 6. A flying insect that makes honey and buzzes
- 7. A horse-like animal with black and white stripes
- 8. A small wild animal with a bushy tail and pointy ears
- 9. A flat ocean fish with a long tail that can sting
Down
- 1. A small animal covered in sharp spines
- 2. A small curved sea creature often used in food
- 3. A small creature with eight legs that spins webs
- 4. A beetle that glows in the dark at night
Show answers
- 5 Across: A tiny bird that can hover and fly backward (11)HUMMINGBIRD
- 6 Across: A flying insect that makes honey and buzzes (3)BEE
- 7 Across: A horse-like animal with black and white stripes (5)ZEBRA
- 8 Across: A small wild animal with a bushy tail and pointy ears (3)FOX
- 9 Across: A flat ocean fish with a long tail that can sting (8)STINGRAY
- 1 Down: A small animal covered in sharp spines (8)HEDGEHOG
- 2 Down: A small curved sea creature often used in food (6)SHRIMP
- 3 Down: A small creature with eight legs that spins webs (6)SPIDER
- 4 Down: A beetle that glows in the dark at night (7)FIREFLY
🐾 Animals Crossword #4
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Across
- 2. A large reptile with a wide flat snout
- 4. A small wild animal with a bushy tail and pointy ears
- 8. A huge animal with a horn on its nose
- 9. A large sea creature with big claws
Down
- 1. An animal that hops and carries babies in a pouch
- 3. A male chicken that crows in the morning
- 5. A beetle that glows in the dark at night
- 6. A bumpy-skinned animal related to frogs
- 7. A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws
Show answers
- 2 Across: A large reptile with a wide flat snout (9)ALLIGATOR
- 4 Across: A small wild animal with a bushy tail and pointy ears (3)FOX
- 8 Across: A huge animal with a horn on its nose (10)RHINOCEROS
- 9 Across: A large sea creature with big claws (7)LOBSTER
- 1 Down: An animal that hops and carries babies in a pouch (8)KANGAROO
- 3 Down: A male chicken that crows in the morning (7)ROOSTER
- 5 Down: A beetle that glows in the dark at night (7)FIREFLY
- 6 Down: A bumpy-skinned animal related to frogs (4)TOAD
- 7 Down: A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws (4)CRAB
🐾 Animals Crossword #5
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Across
- 3. One of the largest snakes in the world
- 5. A big wild cat called the king of the jungle
- 7. A star-shaped sea creature with five arms
- 8. A large powerful bird with sharp eyes
Down
- 1. A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back
- 2. A desert animal with one or two humps on its back
- 4. A large reptile with a long snout that lives in water
- 6. A large ocean fish with sharp teeth
Show answers
- 3 Across: One of the largest snakes in the world (8)ANACONDA
- 5 Across: A big wild cat called the king of the jungle (4)LION
- 7 Across: A star-shaped sea creature with five arms (8)STARFISH
- 8 Across: A large powerful bird with sharp eyes (5)EAGLE
- 1 Down: A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back (5)SNAIL
- 2 Down: A desert animal with one or two humps on its back (5)CAMEL
- 4 Down: A large reptile with a long snout that lives in water (9)CROCODILE
- 6 Down: A large ocean fish with sharp teeth (5)SHARK
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