Classic Crosswords Classic Birds Super Expert — Set 30
Puzzle Set
5 puzzles in this set
🐾 Animals Crossword #1
13×13 grid
Across
- 2 A small red beetle with black spots
- 5 A large reptile with a wide flat snout
- 7 A large sea creature with big claws
Down
- 1 A tiny bird that can hover and fly backward
- 3 A bird with big eyes that hunts at night
- 4 A male chicken that crows in the morning
- 6 A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls
- 8 A flying animal that comes out at night
Answers
- 2 Across: A small red beetle with black spots (7)LADYBUG
- 5 Across: A large reptile with a wide flat snout (9)ALLIGATOR
- 7 Across: A large sea creature with big claws (7)LOBSTER
- 1 Down: A tiny bird that can hover and fly backward (11)HUMMINGBIRD
- 3 Down: A bird with big eyes that hunts at night (3)OWL
- 4 Down: A male chicken that crows in the morning (7)ROOSTER
- 6 Down: A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls (4)WOLF
- 8 Down: A flying animal that comes out at night (3)BAT
🐾 Animals Crossword #2
13×13 grid
Across
- 2 An animal with feathers and wings that can usually fly
- 3 A common pet that barks and wags its tail
- 4 A playful water animal that floats on its back
- 6 A big wild cat with orange and black stripes
- 7 A large powerful bird with sharp eyes
- 8 A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls
Down
- 1 A large sea creature with big claws
- 2 A colorful insect with large wings
- 5 A flying insect that makes honey and buzzes
- 8 A long thin creature that lives in the soil
Answers
- 2 Across: An animal with feathers and wings that can usually fly (4)BIRD
- 3 Across: A common pet that barks and wags its tail (3)DOG
- 4 Across: A playful water animal that floats on its back (5)OTTER
- 6 Across: A big wild cat with orange and black stripes (5)TIGER
- 7 Across: A large powerful bird with sharp eyes (5)EAGLE
- 8 Across: A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls (4)WOLF
- 1 Down: A large sea creature with big claws (7)LOBSTER
- 2 Down: A colorful insect with large wings (9)BUTTERFLY
- 5 Down: A flying insect that makes honey and buzzes (3)BEE
- 8 Down: A long thin creature that lives in the soil (4)WORM
🐾 Animals Crossword #3
13×13 grid
Across
- 3 A fuzzy Australian animal that sleeps in trees
- 4 A playful animal that swings from trees
- 7 A bird with big eyes that hunts at night
- 8 An animal with feathers and wings that can usually fly
- 9 A small animal covered in sharp spines
Down
- 1 A large bird with colorful tail feathers
- 2 A desert animal with one or two humps on its back
- 5 A small animal related to a horse with long ears
- 6 An animal that lives in water and has fins
Answers
- 3 Across: A fuzzy Australian animal that sleeps in trees (5)KOALA
- 4 Across: A playful animal that swings from trees (6)MONKEY
- 7 Across: A bird with big eyes that hunts at night (3)OWL
- 8 Across: An animal with feathers and wings that can usually fly (4)BIRD
- 9 Across: A small animal covered in sharp spines (8)HEDGEHOG
- 1 Down: A large bird with colorful tail feathers (6)TURKEY
- 2 Down: A desert animal with one or two humps on its back (5)CAMEL
- 5 Down: A small animal related to a horse with long ears (6)DONKEY
- 6 Down: An animal that lives in water and has fins (4)FISH
🐾 Animals Crossword #4
13×13 grid
Across
- 2 A long reptile with no legs that slithers
- 3 A male chicken that crows in the morning
- 4 A large bird with colorful tail feathers
- 7 A tiny bird that can hover and fly backward
- 8 A very large deer with wide flat antlers
- 9 A tiny insect that lives in large groups
Down
- 1 A small pet rodent with pouchy cheeks
- 5 A large powerful bird with sharp eyes
- 6 A colorful bird that can copy human speech
Answers
- 2 Across: A long reptile with no legs that slithers (5)SNAKE
- 3 Across: A male chicken that crows in the morning (7)ROOSTER
- 4 Across: A large bird with colorful tail feathers (6)TURKEY
- 7 Across: A tiny bird that can hover and fly backward (11)HUMMINGBIRD
- 8 Across: A very large deer with wide flat antlers (5)MOOSE
- 9 Across: A tiny insect that lives in large groups (3)ANT
- 1 Down: A small pet rodent with pouchy cheeks (7)HAMSTER
- 5 Down: A large powerful bird with sharp eyes (5)EAGLE
- 6 Down: A colorful bird that can copy human speech (6)PARROT
🐾 Animals Crossword #5
13×13 grid
Across
- 2 A tiny ocean fish shaped like a horse
- 5 A long thin creature that lives in the soil
- 6 An animal with flat tail that builds dams in rivers
- 7 A fuzzy Australian animal that sleeps in trees
Down
- 1 A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings
- 3 A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws
- 4 A small lizard that can climb walls
- 6 A flying animal that comes out at night
Answers
- 2 Across: A tiny ocean fish shaped like a horse (8)SEAHORSE
- 5 Across: A long thin creature that lives in the soil (4)WORM
- 6 Across: An animal with flat tail that builds dams in rivers (6)BEAVER
- 7 Across: A fuzzy Australian animal that sleeps in trees (5)KOALA
- 1 Down: A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings (9)DRAGONFLY
- 3 Down: A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws (4)CRAB
- 4 Down: A small lizard that can climb walls (5)GECKO
- 6 Down: A flying animal that comes out at night (3)BAT
Solver Notes
- 2. A small red beetle with black spots
- 5. A large reptile with a wide flat snout
- 7. A large sea creature with big claws
- 1. A tiny bird that can hover and fly backward
- 3. A bird with big eyes that hunts at night
- 4. A male chicken that crows in the morning
- 6. A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls
- 8. A flying animal that comes out at night
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