Classic Crosswords Classic Biography Hard — Set 25
🐾 Animals Crossword #1
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Across
- 3. A large powerful bird with sharp eyes
- 5. An animal with feathers and wings that can usually fly
- 7. A bumpy-skinned animal related to frogs
- 8. A farm animal with horns that likes to climb
Down
- 1. A lizard that can change its color
- 2. A large bird with a pouch under its beak for catching fish
- 4. A small red beetle with black spots
- 6. A fuzzy Australian animal that sleeps in trees
Show answers
- 3 Across: A large powerful bird with sharp eyes (5)EAGLE
- 5 Across: An animal with feathers and wings that can usually fly (4)BIRD
- 7 Across: A bumpy-skinned animal related to frogs (4)TOAD
- 8 Across: A farm animal with horns that likes to climb (4)GOAT
- 1 Down: A lizard that can change its color (9)CHAMELEON
- 2 Down: A large bird with a pouch under its beak for catching fish (7)PELICAN
- 4 Down: A small red beetle with black spots (7)LADYBUG
- 6 Down: A fuzzy Australian animal that sleeps in trees (5)KOALA
🐾 Animals Crossword #2
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Across
- 3. A colorful fish that nibbles on coral with beak-like teeth
- 4. A big wild cat with orange and black stripes
- 7. A large sea animal with long tusks and whiskers
- 9. A desert animal with one or two humps on its back
Down
- 1. A playful water animal that floats on its back
- 2. A smart ape closely related to humans
- 5. A very large strong ape that lives in forests
- 6. A large graceful white bird that lives on lakes
- 8. A small creature with eight legs that spins webs
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- 3 Across: A colorful fish that nibbles on coral with beak-like teeth (10)PARROTFISH
- 4 Across: A big wild cat with orange and black stripes (5)TIGER
- 7 Across: A large sea animal with long tusks and whiskers (6)WALRUS
- 9 Across: A desert animal with one or two humps on its back (5)CAMEL
- 1 Down: A playful water animal that floats on its back (5)OTTER
- 2 Down: A smart ape closely related to humans (10)CHIMPANZEE
- 5 Down: A very large strong ape that lives in forests (7)GORILLA
- 6 Down: A large graceful white bird that lives on lakes (4)SWAN
- 8 Down: A small creature with eight legs that spins webs (6)SPIDER
🐾 Animals Crossword #3
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Across
- 2. A small brown bird found in many places
- 6. A large reptile with a long snout that lives in water
- 8. A star-shaped sea creature with five arms
- 9. A small creature with eight legs that spins webs
Down
- 1. An animal that hops and carries babies in a pouch
- 3. A bird that swims in water and quacks
- 4. A fuzzy Australian animal that sleeps in trees
- 5. A large furry animal that hibernates in winter
- 7. An animal with feathers and wings that can usually fly
Show answers
- 2 Across: A small brown bird found in many places (7)SPARROW
- 6 Across: A large reptile with a long snout that lives in water (9)CROCODILE
- 8 Across: A star-shaped sea creature with five arms (8)STARFISH
- 9 Across: A small creature with eight legs that spins webs (6)SPIDER
- 1 Down: An animal that hops and carries babies in a pouch (8)KANGAROO
- 3 Down: A bird that swims in water and quacks (4)DUCK
- 4 Down: A fuzzy Australian animal that sleeps in trees (5)KOALA
- 5 Down: A large furry animal that hibernates in winter (4)BEAR
- 7 Down: An animal with feathers and wings that can usually fly (4)BIRD
🐾 Animals Crossword #4
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Across
- 1. A small orange fish often kept as a pet
- 5. A desert animal with one or two humps on its back
- 6. A big wild cat with orange and black stripes
- 7. A large furry animal that hibernates in winter
Down
- 2. A big wild cat called the king of the jungle
- 3. A small animal with a big bushy tail that collects nuts
- 4. A fuzzy Australian animal that sleeps in trees
- 5. A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws
Show answers
- 1 Across: A small orange fish often kept as a pet (8)GOLDFISH
- 5 Across: A desert animal with one or two humps on its back (5)CAMEL
- 6 Across: A big wild cat with orange and black stripes (5)TIGER
- 7 Across: A large furry animal that hibernates in winter (4)BEAR
- 2 Down: A big wild cat called the king of the jungle (4)LION
- 3 Down: A small animal with a big bushy tail that collects nuts (8)SQUIRREL
- 4 Down: A fuzzy Australian animal that sleeps in trees (5)KOALA
- 5 Down: A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws (4)CRAB
🐾 Animals Crossword #5
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Across
- 1. A flat ocean fish with a long tail that can sting
- 3. A very large strong ape that lives in forests
- 5. The fastest land animal with spotted fur
- 6. A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back
- 8. A tall pink bird that stands on one leg
- 9. An animal that hops and carries babies in a pouch
Down
- 2. A small orange fish often kept as a pet
- 3. A farm animal with horns that likes to climb
- 4. A huge animal with a horn on its nose
- 5. A shellfish with two hard shells that close together
- 7. A big wild cat called the king of the jungle
Show answers
- 1 Across: A flat ocean fish with a long tail that can sting (8)STINGRAY
- 3 Across: A very large strong ape that lives in forests (7)GORILLA
- 5 Across: The fastest land animal with spotted fur (7)CHEETAH
- 6 Across: A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back (5)SNAIL
- 8 Across: A tall pink bird that stands on one leg (8)FLAMINGO
- 9 Across: An animal that hops and carries babies in a pouch (8)KANGAROO
- 2 Down: A small orange fish often kept as a pet (8)GOLDFISH
- 3 Down: A farm animal with horns that likes to climb (4)GOAT
- 4 Down: A huge animal with a horn on its nose (10)RHINOCEROS
- 5 Down: A shellfish with two hard shells that close together (4)CLAM
- 7 Down: A big wild cat called the king of the jungle (4)LION
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