Classic Crosswords Animals Easy — Set 20
Puzzle Set
5 puzzles in this set
🐾 Animals Crossword #1
13×13 grid
Across
- 4 A small pet rodent with pouchy cheeks
- 6 A large farm animal that gives us milk
- 8 A large animal people ride on
- 9 A long thin creature that lives in the soil
Down
- 1 A smart ocean animal that jumps and plays in waves
- 2 A tiny bird that can hover and fly backward
- 3 A bird with beautiful blue and green tail feathers
- 5 A small animal that stands on its hind legs to watch for danger
- 7 The largest animal in the ocean
Answers
- 4 Across: A small pet rodent with pouchy cheeks (7)HAMSTER
- 6 Across: A large farm animal that gives us milk (3)COW
- 8 Across: A large animal people ride on (5)HORSE
- 9 Across: A long thin creature that lives in the soil (4)WORM
- 1 Down: A smart ocean animal that jumps and plays in waves (7)DOLPHIN
- 2 Down: A tiny bird that can hover and fly backward (11)HUMMINGBIRD
- 3 Down: A bird with beautiful blue and green tail feathers (7)PEACOCK
- 5 Down: A small animal that stands on its hind legs to watch for danger (7)MEERKAT
- 7 Down: The largest animal in the ocean (5)WHALE
🐾 Animals Crossword #2
13×13 grid
Across
- 3 A common bird with a red breast
- 4 A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws
- 7 A lizard that can change its color
- 8 A small green animal that jumps and lives near water
Down
- 1 An animal that hops and carries babies in a pouch
- 2 A large farm animal that gives us milk
- 5 A flying animal that comes out at night
- 6 A large furry animal that hibernates in winter
Answers
- 3 Across: A common bird with a red breast (5)ROBIN
- 4 Across: A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws (4)CRAB
- 7 Across: A lizard that can change its color (9)CHAMELEON
- 8 Across: A small green animal that jumps and lives near water (4)FROG
- 1 Down: An animal that hops and carries babies in a pouch (8)KANGAROO
- 2 Down: A large farm animal that gives us milk (3)COW
- 5 Down: A flying animal that comes out at night (3)BAT
- 6 Down: A large furry animal that hibernates in winter (4)BEAR
🐾 Animals Crossword #3
13×13 grid
Across
- 5 A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo
- 6 A big cat with spotted fur that climbs trees
- 7 A small pet rodent with pouchy cheeks
- 8 A graceful wild animal with antlers
Down
- 1 An animal that hops and carries babies in a pouch
- 2 A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk
- 3 A large graceful white bird that lives on lakes
- 4 A tiny ocean fish shaped like a horse
Answers
- 5 Across: A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo (5)PANDA
- 6 Across: A big cat with spotted fur that climbs trees (7)LEOPARD
- 7 Across: A small pet rodent with pouchy cheeks (7)HAMSTER
- 8 Across: A graceful wild animal with antlers (4)DEER
- 1 Down: An animal that hops and carries babies in a pouch (8)KANGAROO
- 2 Down: A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk (8)ELEPHANT
- 3 Down: A large graceful white bird that lives on lakes (4)SWAN
- 4 Down: A tiny ocean fish shaped like a horse (8)SEAHORSE
🐾 Animals Crossword #4
13×13 grid
Across
- 4 A beetle that glows in the dark at night
- 6 A jumping insect that chirps in grassy fields
- 10 A long reptile with no legs that slithers
Down
- 1 A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls
- 2 An animal that lives in water and has fins
- 3 A common pet that barks and wags its tail
- 5 A small furry pet that purrs and meows
- 7 A black and white animal that sprays a bad smell
- 8 A pink farm animal with a curly tail
- 9 A large powerful bird with sharp eyes
Answers
- 4 Across: A beetle that glows in the dark at night (7)FIREFLY
- 6 Across: A jumping insect that chirps in grassy fields (11)GRASSHOPPER
- 10 Across: A long reptile with no legs that slithers (5)SNAKE
- 1 Down: A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls (4)WOLF
- 2 Down: An animal that lives in water and has fins (4)FISH
- 3 Down: A common pet that barks and wags its tail (3)DOG
- 5 Down: A small furry pet that purrs and meows (3)CAT
- 7 Down: A black and white animal that sprays a bad smell (5)SKUNK
- 8 Down: A pink farm animal with a curly tail (3)PIG
- 9 Down: A large powerful bird with sharp eyes (5)EAGLE
🐾 Animals Crossword #5
13×13 grid
Across
- 1 A bird with beautiful blue and green tail feathers
- 2 A large furry animal that hibernates in winter
- 3 A large reptile with a long snout that lives in water
- 5 An animal that lives in water and has fins
- 8 A small reptile with four legs and a tail
Down
- 1 A colorful fish that nibbles on coral with beak-like teeth
- 4 A small animal that stands on its hind legs to watch for danger
- 6 A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back
- 7 A small creature with eight legs that spins webs
Answers
- 1 Across: A bird with beautiful blue and green tail feathers (7)PEACOCK
- 2 Across: A large furry animal that hibernates in winter (4)BEAR
- 3 Across: A large reptile with a long snout that lives in water (9)CROCODILE
- 5 Across: An animal that lives in water and has fins (4)FISH
- 8 Across: A small reptile with four legs and a tail (6)LIZARD
- 1 Down: A colorful fish that nibbles on coral with beak-like teeth (10)PARROTFISH
- 4 Down: A small animal that stands on its hind legs to watch for danger (7)MEERKAT
- 6 Down: A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back (5)SNAIL
- 7 Down: A small creature with eight legs that spins webs (6)SPIDER
Solver Notes
- 4. A small pet rodent with pouchy cheeks
- 6. A large farm animal that gives us milk
- 8. A large animal people ride on
- 9. A long thin creature that lives in the soil
- 1. A smart ocean animal that jumps and plays in waves
- 2. A tiny bird that can hover and fly backward
- 3. A bird with beautiful blue and green tail feathers
- 5. A small animal that stands on its hind legs to watch for danger
- 7. The largest animal in the ocean
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