Classic Crosswords Classic Business Expert — Set 15
🐾 Animals Crossword #1
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Across
- 4. A small reptile with four legs and a tail
- 6. A colorful fish that nibbles on coral with beak-like teeth
- 7. A black and white bird that swims but cannot fly
- 8. A large black bird known for being very smart
Down
- 1. A small animal covered in sharp spines
- 2. A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings
- 3. A large sea animal with long tusks and whiskers
- 5. A tall pink bird that stands on one leg
Show answers
- 4 Across: A small reptile with four legs and a tail (6)LIZARD
- 6 Across: A colorful fish that nibbles on coral with beak-like teeth (10)PARROTFISH
- 7 Across: A black and white bird that swims but cannot fly (7)PENGUIN
- 8 Across: A large black bird known for being very smart (4)CROW
- 1 Down: A small animal covered in sharp spines (8)HEDGEHOG
- 2 Down: A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings (9)DRAGONFLY
- 3 Down: A large sea animal with long tusks and whiskers (6)WALRUS
- 5 Down: A tall pink bird that stands on one leg (8)FLAMINGO
🐾 Animals Crossword #2
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Across
- 3. A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws
- 5. A large powerful bird with sharp eyes
- 6. A common bird with a red breast
- 8. A very large strong ape that lives in forests
Down
- 1. A common pet that barks and wags its tail
- 2. A flying insect that makes honey and buzzes
- 4. An animal with flat tail that builds dams in rivers
- 7. A large furry animal that hibernates in winter
Show answers
- 3 Across: A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws (4)CRAB
- 5 Across: A large powerful bird with sharp eyes (5)EAGLE
- 6 Across: A common bird with a red breast (5)ROBIN
- 8 Across: A very large strong ape that lives in forests (7)GORILLA
- 1 Down: A common pet that barks and wags its tail (3)DOG
- 2 Down: A flying insect that makes honey and buzzes (3)BEE
- 4 Down: An animal with flat tail that builds dams in rivers (6)BEAVER
- 7 Down: A large furry animal that hibernates in winter (4)BEAR
🐾 Animals Crossword #3
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Across
- 1. A farm animal with horns that likes to climb
- 4. A shellfish with two hard shells that close together
- 6. A long reptile with no legs that slithers
- 7. A smart ape closely related to humans
Down
- 1. A small orange fish often kept as a pet
- 2. A lizard that can change its color
- 3. A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo
- 5. A desert animal with one or two humps on its back
- 7. A large black bird known for being very smart
Show answers
- 1 Across: A farm animal with horns that likes to climb (4)GOAT
- 4 Across: A shellfish with two hard shells that close together (4)CLAM
- 6 Across: A long reptile with no legs that slithers (5)SNAKE
- 7 Across: A smart ape closely related to humans (10)CHIMPANZEE
- 1 Down: A small orange fish often kept as a pet (8)GOLDFISH
- 2 Down: A lizard that can change its color (9)CHAMELEON
- 3 Down: A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo (5)PANDA
- 5 Down: A desert animal with one or two humps on its back (5)CAMEL
- 7 Down: A large black bird known for being very smart (4)CROW
🐾 Animals Crossword #4
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Across
- 1. A big cat with spotted fur that climbs trees
- 3. The largest animal in the ocean
- 5. A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings
- 8. A flying animal that comes out at night
- 10. A large animal people ride on
Down
- 2. A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk
- 4. A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws
- 6. A small reptile with four legs and a tail
- 7. A desert animal with one or two humps on its back
- 9. A bumpy-skinned animal related to frogs
Show answers
- 1 Across: A big cat with spotted fur that climbs trees (7)LEOPARD
- 3 Across: The largest animal in the ocean (5)WHALE
- 5 Across: A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings (9)DRAGONFLY
- 8 Across: A flying animal that comes out at night (3)BAT
- 10 Across: A large animal people ride on (5)HORSE
- 2 Down: A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk (8)ELEPHANT
- 4 Down: A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws (4)CRAB
- 6 Down: A small reptile with four legs and a tail (6)LIZARD
- 7 Down: A desert animal with one or two humps on its back (5)CAMEL
- 9 Down: A bumpy-skinned animal related to frogs (4)TOAD
🐾 Animals Crossword #5
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Across
- 3. A bird with big eyes that hunts at night
- 5. A large reptile with a long snout that lives in water
- 8. A large black bird known for being very smart
Down
- 1. A large heavy animal that loves to sit in water
- 2. A very large deer with wide flat antlers
- 3. An ocean animal with eight arms
- 4. A big wild cat with orange and black stripes
- 6. A male chicken that crows in the morning
- 7. A large farm animal that gives us milk
Show answers
- 3 Across: A bird with big eyes that hunts at night (3)OWL
- 5 Across: A large reptile with a long snout that lives in water (9)CROCODILE
- 8 Across: A large black bird known for being very smart (4)CROW
- 1 Down: A large heavy animal that loves to sit in water (5)HIPPO
- 2 Down: A very large deer with wide flat antlers (5)MOOSE
- 3 Down: An ocean animal with eight arms (7)OCTOPUS
- 4 Down: A big wild cat with orange and black stripes (5)TIGER
- 6 Down: A male chicken that crows in the morning (7)ROOSTER
- 7 Down: A large farm animal that gives us milk (3)COW
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