Quick Crosswords Quick Pets Hard — Set 23
🐾 Animals Crossword #1
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Across
- 2. A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings
- 3. An ocean animal with eight arms
- 6. A huge animal with a horn on its nose
Down
- 1. A large reptile with a long snout that lives in water
- 4. A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws
- 5. A large farm animal that gives us milk
Show answers
- 2 Across: A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings (9)DRAGONFLY
- 3 Across: An ocean animal with eight arms (7)OCTOPUS
- 6 Across: A huge animal with a horn on its nose (10)RHINOCEROS
- 1 Down: A large reptile with a long snout that lives in water (9)CROCODILE
- 4 Down: A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws (4)CRAB
- 5 Down: A large farm animal that gives us milk (3)COW
🐾 Animals Crossword #2
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Across
- 3. A large ocean fish with sharp teeth
- 4. A small red beetle with black spots
- 7. A small orange fish often kept as a pet
Down
- 1. A very large deer with wide flat antlers
- 2. A large colorful parrot from South America
- 5. An animal with feathers and wings that can usually fly
- 6. A bumpy-skinned animal related to frogs
Show answers
- 3 Across: A large ocean fish with sharp teeth (5)SHARK
- 4 Across: A small red beetle with black spots (7)LADYBUG
- 7 Across: A small orange fish often kept as a pet (8)GOLDFISH
- 1 Down: A very large deer with wide flat antlers (5)MOOSE
- 2 Down: A large colorful parrot from South America (5)MACAW
- 5 Down: An animal with feathers and wings that can usually fly (4)BIRD
- 6 Down: A bumpy-skinned animal related to frogs (4)TOAD
🐾 Animals Crossword #3
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Across
- 2. A flying animal that comes out at night
- 5. A large ocean fish with sharp teeth
- 6. A small animal covered in sharp spines
- 7. A playful animal that swings from trees
- 8. A male chicken that crows in the morning
Down
- 1. A small pet rodent with pouchy cheeks
- 3. A huge animal with a horn on its nose
- 4. A black and white animal that sprays a bad smell
Show answers
- 2 Across: A flying animal that comes out at night (3)BAT
- 5 Across: A large ocean fish with sharp teeth (5)SHARK
- 6 Across: A small animal covered in sharp spines (8)HEDGEHOG
- 7 Across: A playful animal that swings from trees (6)MONKEY
- 8 Across: A male chicken that crows in the morning (7)ROOSTER
- 1 Down: A small pet rodent with pouchy cheeks (7)HAMSTER
- 3 Down: A huge animal with a horn on its nose (10)RHINOCEROS
- 4 Down: A black and white animal that sprays a bad smell (5)SKUNK
🐾 Animals Crossword #4
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Across
- 1. A huge animal with a horn on its nose
- 3. A large ocean fish with sharp teeth
- 6. A flying insect that makes honey and buzzes
Down
- 1. A male chicken that crows in the morning
- 2. A small animal with a big bushy tail that collects nuts
- 4. A common bird with a red breast
- 5. A large furry animal that hibernates in winter
Show answers
- 1 Across: A huge animal with a horn on its nose (10)RHINOCEROS
- 3 Across: A large ocean fish with sharp teeth (5)SHARK
- 6 Across: A flying insect that makes honey and buzzes (3)BEE
- 1 Down: A male chicken that crows in the morning (7)ROOSTER
- 2 Down: A small animal with a big bushy tail that collects nuts (8)SQUIRREL
- 4 Down: A common bird with a red breast (5)ROBIN
- 5 Down: A large furry animal that hibernates in winter (4)BEAR
🐾 Animals Crossword #5
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Across
- 1. An animal with flat tail that builds dams in rivers
- 3. A large animal people ride on
- 6. A large colorful parrot from South America
- 7. A colorful insect with large wings
- 8. A long reptile with no legs that slithers
Down
- 2. A huge animal with a horn on its nose
- 4. A shellfish with two hard shells that close together
- 5. A large tropical lizard with a ridge of spines
Show answers
- 1 Across: An animal with flat tail that builds dams in rivers (6)BEAVER
- 3 Across: A large animal people ride on (5)HORSE
- 6 Across: A large colorful parrot from South America (5)MACAW
- 7 Across: A colorful insect with large wings (9)BUTTERFLY
- 8 Across: A long reptile with no legs that slithers (5)SNAKE
- 2 Down: A huge animal with a horn on its nose (10)RHINOCEROS
- 4 Down: A shellfish with two hard shells that close together (4)CLAM
- 5 Down: A large tropical lizard with a ridge of spines (6)IGUANA
Solver Notes
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