Quick Crosswords Quick Inventors Medium — Set 13
🐾 Animals Crossword #1
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Across
- 2. A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls
- 4. A black and white bird that swims but cannot fly
- 5. A beetle that glows in the dark at night
- 6. A lizard that can change its color
Down
- 1. A tropical bird with a very large colorful beak
- 3. A large bird with a pouch under its beak for catching fish
Show answers
- 2 Across: A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls (4)WOLF
- 4 Across: A black and white bird that swims but cannot fly (7)PENGUIN
- 5 Across: A beetle that glows in the dark at night (7)FIREFLY
- 6 Across: A lizard that can change its color (9)CHAMELEON
- 1 Down: A tropical bird with a very large colorful beak (6)TOUCAN
- 3 Down: A large bird with a pouch under its beak for catching fish (7)PELICAN
🐾 Animals Crossword #2
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Across
- 3. An animal with flat tail that builds dams in rivers
- 6. A smart ape closely related to humans
Down
- 1. A slow animal that carries a shell on its back
- 2. A small furry pet that purrs and meows
- 4. A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk
- 5. A black and white bird that swims but cannot fly
- 6. A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws
Show answers
- 3 Across: An animal with flat tail that builds dams in rivers (6)BEAVER
- 6 Across: A smart ape closely related to humans (10)CHIMPANZEE
- 1 Down: A slow animal that carries a shell on its back (6)TURTLE
- 2 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
- 5 Down: A black and white bird that swims but cannot fly (7)PENGUIN
- 6 Down: A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws (4)CRAB
🐾 Animals Crossword #3
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Across
- 1. The largest animal in the ocean
- 2. A fuzzy Australian animal that sleeps in trees
- 3. A small furry pet that purrs and meows
- 6. A jumping insect that chirps in grassy fields
- 7. A horse-like animal with black and white stripes
- 8. A colorful insect with large wings
Down
- 1. A large sea animal with long tusks and whiskers
- 4. A slow animal that carries a shell on its back
- 5. A small furry animal with long ears that hops
Show answers
- 1 Across: The largest animal in the ocean (5)WHALE
- 2 Across: A fuzzy Australian animal that sleeps in trees (5)KOALA
- 3 Across: A small furry pet that purrs and meows (3)CAT
- 6 Across: A jumping insect that chirps in grassy fields (11)GRASSHOPPER
- 7 Across: A horse-like animal with black and white stripes (5)ZEBRA
- 8 Across: A colorful insect with large wings (9)BUTTERFLY
- 1 Down: A large sea animal with long tusks and whiskers (6)WALRUS
- 4 Down: A slow animal that carries a shell on its back (6)TURTLE
- 5 Down: A small furry animal with long ears that hops (6)RABBIT
🐾 Animals Crossword #4
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Across
- 1. A large bird with colorful tail feathers
- 5. A large heavy animal that loves to sit in water
- 6. A fuzzy worm-like creature that turns into a butterfly
Down
- 2. A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk
- 3. A small lizard that can climb walls
- 4. A small animal that stands on its hind legs to watch for danger
- 7. A pink farm animal with a curly tail
- 8. A big wild cat called the king of the jungle
Show answers
- 1 Across: A large bird with colorful tail feathers (6)TURKEY
- 5 Across: A large heavy animal that loves to sit in water (5)HIPPO
- 6 Across: A fuzzy worm-like creature that turns into a butterfly (11)CATERPILLAR
- 2 Down: A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk (8)ELEPHANT
- 3 Down: A small lizard that can climb walls (5)GECKO
- 4 Down: A small animal that stands on its hind legs to watch for danger (7)MEERKAT
- 7 Down: A pink farm animal with a curly tail (3)PIG
- 8 Down: A big wild cat called the king of the jungle (4)LION
🐾 Animals Crossword #5
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Across
- 3. A large bird with a pouch under its beak for catching fish
- 4. A playful water animal that floats on its back
- 7. An ocean animal with eight arms
Down
- 1. A female chicken that lays eggs
- 2. A small pet rodent with pouchy cheeks
- 5. A slow animal that carries a shell on its back
- 6. A long thin creature that lives in the soil
Show answers
- 3 Across: A large bird with a pouch under its beak for catching fish (7)PELICAN
- 4 Across: A playful water animal that floats on its back (5)OTTER
- 7 Across: An ocean animal with eight arms (7)OCTOPUS
- 1 Down: A female chicken that lays eggs (3)HEN
- 2 Down: A small pet rodent with pouchy cheeks (7)HAMSTER
- 5 Down: A slow animal that carries a shell on its back (6)TURTLE
- 6 Down: A long thin creature that lives in the soil (4)WORM
Solver Notes
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