Classic Crosswords Classic Celebrations Medium — Set 14
🐾 Animals Crossword #1
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Across
- 3. A playful water animal that floats on its back
- 5. A male chicken that crows in the morning
- 6. A bird raised on farms for eggs and meat
- 8. A black and white bird that swims but cannot fly
Down
- 1. A long thin creature that lives in the soil
- 2. A bird with beautiful blue and green tail feathers
- 4. A star-shaped sea creature with five arms
- 7. A female chicken that lays eggs
Show answers
- 3 Across: A playful water animal that floats on its back (5)OTTER
- 5 Across: A male chicken that crows in the morning (7)ROOSTER
- 6 Across: A bird raised on farms for eggs and meat (7)CHICKEN
- 8 Across: A black and white bird that swims but cannot fly (7)PENGUIN
- 1 Down: A long thin creature that lives in the soil (4)WORM
- 2 Down: A bird with beautiful blue and green tail feathers (7)PEACOCK
- 4 Down: A star-shaped sea creature with five arms (8)STARFISH
- 7 Down: A female chicken that lays eggs (3)HEN
🐾 Animals Crossword #2
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Across
- 1. A star-shaped sea creature with five arms
- 3. A small orange fish often kept as a pet
- 4. A small reptile with four legs and a tail
- 8. A small lizard that can climb walls
Down
- 2. A small creature with eight legs that spins webs
- 5. A horse-like animal with black and white stripes
- 6. A graceful wild animal with antlers
- 7. A farm animal with horns that likes to climb
Show answers
- 1 Across: A star-shaped sea creature with five arms (8)STARFISH
- 3 Across: A small orange fish often kept as a pet (8)GOLDFISH
- 4 Across: A small reptile with four legs and a tail (6)LIZARD
- 8 Across: A small lizard that can climb walls (5)GECKO
- 2 Down: A small creature with eight legs that spins webs (6)SPIDER
- 5 Down: A horse-like animal with black and white stripes (5)ZEBRA
- 6 Down: A graceful wild animal with antlers (4)DEER
- 7 Down: A farm animal with horns that likes to climb (4)GOAT
🐾 Animals Crossword #3
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Across
- 3. A very large deer with wide flat antlers
- 4. A bird with big eyes that hunts at night
- 6. A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk
- 8. The largest animal in the ocean
- 9. A small furry pet that purrs and meows
Down
- 1. A colorful fish that nibbles on coral with beak-like teeth
- 2. A horse-like animal with black and white stripes
- 5. A large sea creature with big claws
- 7. A large bird with a pouch under its beak for catching fish
Show answers
- 3 Across: A very large deer with wide flat antlers (5)MOOSE
- 4 Across: A bird with big eyes that hunts at night (3)OWL
- 6 Across: A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk (8)ELEPHANT
- 8 Across: The largest animal in the ocean (5)WHALE
- 9 Across: A small furry pet that purrs and meows (3)CAT
- 1 Down: A colorful fish that nibbles on coral with beak-like teeth (10)PARROTFISH
- 2 Down: A horse-like animal with black and white stripes (5)ZEBRA
- 5 Down: A large sea creature with big claws (7)LOBSTER
- 7 Down: A large bird with a pouch under its beak for catching fish (7)PELICAN
🐾 Animals Crossword #4
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Across
- 4. A large bird with a pouch under its beak for catching fish
- 5. A jumping insect that chirps in grassy fields
- 8. A small reptile with four legs and a tail
Down
- 1. A fuzzy Australian animal that sleeps in trees
- 2. A fuzzy worm-like creature that turns into a butterfly
- 3. A star-shaped sea creature with five arms
- 6. A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back
- 7. A playful water animal that floats on its back
Show answers
- 4 Across: A large bird with a pouch under its beak for catching fish (7)PELICAN
- 5 Across: A jumping insect that chirps in grassy fields (11)GRASSHOPPER
- 8 Across: A small reptile with four legs and a tail (6)LIZARD
- 1 Down: A fuzzy Australian animal that sleeps in trees (5)KOALA
- 2 Down: A fuzzy worm-like creature that turns into a butterfly (11)CATERPILLAR
- 3 Down: A star-shaped sea creature with five arms (8)STARFISH
- 6 Down: A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back (5)SNAIL
- 7 Down: A playful water animal that floats on its back (5)OTTER
🐾 Animals Crossword #5
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Across
- 4. A jumping insect that chirps in grassy fields
- 8. A large tropical lizard with a ridge of spines
- 9. A large farm animal that gives us milk
Down
- 1. A large powerful bird with sharp eyes
- 2. A small green animal that jumps and lives near water
- 3. A small lizard that can climb walls
- 5. A flat ocean fish with a long tail that can sting
- 6. A long reptile with no legs that slithers
- 7. A large colorful parrot from South America
Show answers
- 4 Across: A jumping insect that chirps in grassy fields (11)GRASSHOPPER
- 8 Across: A large tropical lizard with a ridge of spines (6)IGUANA
- 9 Across: A large farm animal that gives us milk (3)COW
- 1 Down: A large powerful bird with sharp eyes (5)EAGLE
- 2 Down: A small green animal that jumps and lives near water (4)FROG
- 3 Down: A small lizard that can climb walls (5)GECKO
- 5 Down: A flat ocean fish with a long tail that can sting (8)STINGRAY
- 6 Down: A long reptile with no legs that slithers (5)SNAKE
- 7 Down: A large colorful parrot from South America (5)MACAW
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