Classic Crosswords Classic Dance Expert — Set 16
Puzzle Set
5 puzzles in this set
🐾 Animals Crossword #1
13×13 grid
Across
- 3 A small wild animal with a bushy tail and pointy ears
- 5 A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls
- 6 A common bird with a red breast
- 8 A tiny ocean fish shaped like a horse
Down
- 1 A large reptile with a long snout that lives in water
- 2 A colorful fish that nibbles on coral with beak-like teeth
- 4 A large ocean fish with sharp teeth
- 7 A big wild cat called the king of the jungle
Answers
- 3 Across: A small wild animal with a bushy tail and pointy ears (3)FOX
- 5 Across: A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls (4)WOLF
- 6 Across: A common bird with a red breast (5)ROBIN
- 8 Across: A tiny ocean fish shaped like a horse (8)SEAHORSE
- 1 Down: A large reptile with a long snout that lives in water (9)CROCODILE
- 2 Down: A colorful fish that nibbles on coral with beak-like teeth (10)PARROTFISH
- 4 Down: A large ocean fish with sharp teeth (5)SHARK
- 7 Down: A big wild cat called the king of the jungle (4)LION
🐾 Animals Crossword #2
13×13 grid
Across
- 4 A fuzzy worm-like creature that turns into a butterfly
- 5 A large bird with a pouch under its beak for catching fish
- 8 A colorful bird that can copy human speech
- 9 A small green animal that jumps and lives near water
Down
- 1 A bumpy-skinned animal related to frogs
- 2 A large bird with colorful tail feathers
- 3 A small animal covered in sharp spines
- 6 A shellfish with two hard shells that close together
- 7 A long thin creature that lives in the soil
Answers
- 4 Across: A fuzzy worm-like creature that turns into a butterfly (11)CATERPILLAR
- 5 Across: A large bird with a pouch under its beak for catching fish (7)PELICAN
- 8 Across: A colorful bird that can copy human speech (6)PARROT
- 9 Across: A small green animal that jumps and lives near water (4)FROG
- 1 Down: A bumpy-skinned animal related to frogs (4)TOAD
- 2 Down: A large bird with colorful tail feathers (6)TURKEY
- 3 Down: A small animal covered in sharp spines (8)HEDGEHOG
- 6 Down: A shellfish with two hard shells that close together (4)CLAM
- 7 Down: A long thin creature that lives in the soil (4)WORM
🐾 Animals Crossword #3
13×13 grid
Across
- 3 A very large deer with wide flat antlers
- 7 A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk
- 8 A star-shaped sea creature with five arms
- 9 A tiny ocean fish shaped like a horse
Down
- 1 A flying insect that makes honey and buzzes
- 2 A large animal people ride on
- 4 The fastest land animal with spotted fur
- 5 An animal that hops and carries babies in a pouch
- 6 A large bird with a pouch under its beak for catching fish
Answers
- 3 Across: A very large deer with wide flat antlers (5)MOOSE
- 7 Across: A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk (8)ELEPHANT
- 8 Across: A star-shaped sea creature with five arms (8)STARFISH
- 9 Across: A tiny ocean fish shaped like a horse (8)SEAHORSE
- 1 Down: A flying insect that makes honey and buzzes (3)BEE
- 2 Down: A large animal people ride on (5)HORSE
- 4 Down: The fastest land animal with spotted fur (7)CHEETAH
- 5 Down: An animal that hops and carries babies in a pouch (8)KANGAROO
- 6 Down: A large bird with a pouch under its beak for catching fish (7)PELICAN
🐾 Animals Crossword #4
13×13 grid
Across
- 4 The fastest land animal with spotted fur
- 5 A small animal related to a horse with long ears
- 8 A beetle that glows in the dark at night
- 9 An animal with flat tail that builds dams in rivers
- 10 A tiny bird that can hover and fly backward
Down
- 1 A large graceful white bird that lives on lakes
- 2 A common bird with a red breast
- 3 A black and white bird that swims but cannot fly
- 6 A bird with big eyes that hunts at night
- 7 A small animal covered in sharp spines
Answers
- 4 Across: The fastest land animal with spotted fur (7)CHEETAH
- 5 Across: A small animal related to a horse with long ears (6)DONKEY
- 8 Across: A beetle that glows in the dark at night (7)FIREFLY
- 9 Across: An animal with flat tail that builds dams in rivers (6)BEAVER
- 10 Across: A tiny bird that can hover and fly backward (11)HUMMINGBIRD
- 1 Down: A large graceful white bird that lives on lakes (4)SWAN
- 2 Down: A common bird with a red breast (5)ROBIN
- 3 Down: A black and white bird that swims but cannot fly (7)PENGUIN
- 6 Down: A bird with big eyes that hunts at night (3)OWL
- 7 Down: A small animal covered in sharp spines (8)HEDGEHOG
🐾 Animals Crossword #5
13×13 grid
Across
- 5 A large reptile with a long snout that lives in water
- 6 A large powerful bird with sharp eyes
- 7 A large bird with a pouch under its beak for catching fish
Down
- 1 A flying insect that makes honey and buzzes
- 2 A large farm animal that gives us milk
- 3 A small wild animal with a bushy tail and pointy ears
- 4 A beetle that glows in the dark at night
- 5 A shellfish with two hard shells that close together
Answers
- 5 Across: A large reptile with a long snout that lives in water (9)CROCODILE
- 6 Across: A large powerful bird with sharp eyes (5)EAGLE
- 7 Across: A large bird with a pouch under its beak for catching fish (7)PELICAN
- 1 Down: A flying insect that makes honey and buzzes (3)BEE
- 2 Down: A large farm animal that gives us milk (3)COW
- 3 Down: A small wild animal with a bushy tail and pointy ears (3)FOX
- 4 Down: A beetle that glows in the dark at night (7)FIREFLY
- 5 Down: A shellfish with two hard shells that close together (4)CLAM
Solver Notes
- 3. A small wild animal with a bushy tail and pointy ears
- 5. A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls
- 6. A common bird with a red breast
- 8. A tiny ocean fish shaped like a horse
- 1. A large reptile with a long snout that lives in water
- 2. A colorful fish that nibbles on coral with beak-like teeth
- 4. A large ocean fish with sharp teeth
- 7. A big wild cat called the king of the jungle
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