Classic Crosswords Classic Birds Medium — Set 12
🐾 Animals Crossword #1
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Across
- 3. A small creature with eight legs that spins webs
- 5. One of the largest snakes in the world
- 7. A small furry animal with long ears that hops
- 8. A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk
Down
- 1. An animal with feathers and wings that can usually fly
- 2. A small reptile with four legs and a tail
- 4. A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings
- 6. A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws
Show answers
- 3 Across: A small creature with eight legs that spins webs (6)SPIDER
- 5 Across: One of the largest snakes in the world (8)ANACONDA
- 7 Across: A small furry animal with long ears that hops (6)RABBIT
- 8 Across: A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk (8)ELEPHANT
- 1 Down: An animal with feathers and wings that can usually fly (4)BIRD
- 2 Down: A small reptile with four legs and a tail (6)LIZARD
- 4 Down: A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings (9)DRAGONFLY
- 6 Down: A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws (4)CRAB
🐾 Animals Crossword #2
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Across
- 4. A common bird with a red breast
- 6. A flat ocean fish with a long tail that can sting
- 7. A common pet that barks and wags its tail
- 8. A small furry animal with long ears that hops
Down
- 1. A small animal that stands on its hind legs to watch for danger
- 2. A tiny bird that can hover and fly backward
- 3. A pink farm animal with a curly tail
- 5. A playful water animal that floats on its back
Show answers
- 4 Across: A common bird with a red breast (5)ROBIN
- 6 Across: A flat ocean fish with a long tail that can sting (8)STINGRAY
- 7 Across: A common pet that barks and wags its tail (3)DOG
- 8 Across: A small furry animal with long ears that hops (6)RABBIT
- 1 Down: A small animal that stands on its hind legs to watch for danger (7)MEERKAT
- 2 Down: A tiny bird that can hover and fly backward (11)HUMMINGBIRD
- 3 Down: A pink farm animal with a curly tail (3)PIG
- 5 Down: A playful water animal that floats on its back (5)OTTER
🐾 Animals Crossword #3
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Across
- 1. A small animal that stands on its hind legs to watch for danger
- 4. A large bird with a pouch under its beak for catching fish
- 7. A farm animal with horns that likes to climb
- 9. A small furry animal with long ears that hops
- 10. A bird that swims in water and quacks
- 11. A flat ocean fish with a long tail that can sting
Down
- 2. A fuzzy Australian animal that sleeps in trees
- 3. A fuzzy worm-like creature that turns into a butterfly
- 5. A see-through ocean animal that can sting
- 6. A common pet that barks and wags its tail
- 8. A large bird with colorful tail feathers
Show answers
- 1 Across: A small animal that stands on its hind legs to watch for danger (7)MEERKAT
- 4 Across: A large bird with a pouch under its beak for catching fish (7)PELICAN
- 7 Across: A farm animal with horns that likes to climb (4)GOAT
- 9 Across: A small furry animal with long ears that hops (6)RABBIT
- 10 Across: A bird that swims in water and quacks (4)DUCK
- 11 Across: A flat ocean fish with a long tail that can sting (8)STINGRAY
- 2 Down: A fuzzy Australian animal that sleeps in trees (5)KOALA
- 3 Down: A fuzzy worm-like creature that turns into a butterfly (11)CATERPILLAR
- 5 Down: A see-through ocean animal that can sting (9)JELLYFISH
- 6 Down: A common pet that barks and wags its tail (3)DOG
- 8 Down: A large bird with colorful tail feathers (6)TURKEY
🐾 Animals Crossword #4
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Across
- 2. The largest animal in the ocean
- 3. A large black bird known for being very smart
- 5. The tallest animal in the world with a very long neck
- 7. A male chicken that crows in the morning
- 8. A graceful wild animal with antlers
Down
- 1. A colorful fish that nibbles on coral with beak-like teeth
- 4. A common pet that barks and wags its tail
- 6. An animal with feathers and wings that can usually fly
Show answers
- 2 Across: The largest animal in the ocean (5)WHALE
- 3 Across: A large black bird known for being very smart (4)CROW
- 5 Across: The tallest animal in the world with a very long neck (7)GIRAFFE
- 7 Across: A male chicken that crows in the morning (7)ROOSTER
- 8 Across: A graceful wild animal with antlers (4)DEER
- 1 Down: A colorful fish that nibbles on coral with beak-like teeth (10)PARROTFISH
- 4 Down: A common pet that barks and wags its tail (3)DOG
- 6 Down: An animal with feathers and wings that can usually fly (4)BIRD
🐾 Animals Crossword #5
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Across
- 2. A large bird with a pouch under its beak for catching fish
- 4. A tiny insect that lives in large groups
- 7. A long thin creature that lives in the soil
- 8. A large reptile with a wide flat snout
Down
- 1. A jumping insect that chirps in grassy fields
- 3. A big wild cat called the king of the jungle
- 5. A horse-like animal with black and white stripes
- 6. A desert animal with one or two humps on its back
Show answers
- 2 Across: A large bird with a pouch under its beak for catching fish (7)PELICAN
- 4 Across: A tiny insect that lives in large groups (3)ANT
- 7 Across: A long thin creature that lives in the soil (4)WORM
- 8 Across: A large reptile with a wide flat snout (9)ALLIGATOR
- 1 Down: A jumping insect that chirps in grassy fields (11)GRASSHOPPER
- 3 Down: A big wild cat called the king of the jungle (4)LION
- 5 Down: A horse-like animal with black and white stripes (5)ZEBRA
- 6 Down: A desert animal with one or two humps on its back (5)CAMEL
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