Classic Crosswords Classic Dance Hard — Set 12
🐾 Animals Crossword #1
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Across
- 2. A horse-like animal with black and white stripes
- 5. The fastest land animal with spotted fur
- 6. A large colorful parrot from South America
- 7. A farm animal with horns that likes to climb
Down
- 1. A large bird with colorful tail feathers
- 3. A fuzzy Australian animal that sleeps in trees
- 4. A large graceful white bird that lives on lakes
- 5. A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws
Show answers
- 2 Across: A horse-like animal with black and white stripes (5)ZEBRA
- 5 Across: The fastest land animal with spotted fur (7)CHEETAH
- 6 Across: A large colorful parrot from South America (5)MACAW
- 7 Across: A farm animal with horns that likes to climb (4)GOAT
- 1 Down: A large bird with colorful tail feathers (6)TURKEY
- 3 Down: A fuzzy Australian animal that sleeps in trees (5)KOALA
- 4 Down: A large graceful white bird that lives on lakes (4)SWAN
- 5 Down: A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws (4)CRAB
🐾 Animals Crossword #2
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Across
- 1. A lizard that can change its color
- 3. A large sea creature with big claws
- 5. A large ocean fish with sharp teeth
- 8. A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk
- 9. A small brown bird found in many places
Down
- 1. A large reptile with a long snout that lives in water
- 2. A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings
- 4. A long reptile with no legs that slithers
- 6. A large heavy animal that loves to sit in water
- 7. A playful water animal that floats on its back
Show answers
- 1 Across: A lizard that can change its color (9)CHAMELEON
- 3 Across: A large sea creature with big claws (7)LOBSTER
- 5 Across: A large ocean fish with sharp teeth (5)SHARK
- 8 Across: A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk (8)ELEPHANT
- 9 Across: A small brown bird found in many places (7)SPARROW
- 1 Down: A large reptile with a long snout that lives in water (9)CROCODILE
- 2 Down: A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings (9)DRAGONFLY
- 4 Down: A long reptile with no legs that slithers (5)SNAKE
- 6 Down: A large heavy animal that loves to sit in water (5)HIPPO
- 7 Down: A playful water animal that floats on its back (5)OTTER
🐾 Animals Crossword #3
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Across
- 3. A fuzzy worm-like creature that turns into a butterfly
- 5. A bird with big eyes that hunts at night
- 7. A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back
- 8. A large bird with a pouch under its beak for catching fish
- 9. A small animal with a big bushy tail that collects nuts
- 10. A male chicken that crows in the morning
Down
- 1. A slow animal that carries a shell on its back
- 2. A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings
- 4. A huge animal with a horn on its nose
- 6. A big cat with spotted fur that climbs trees
Show answers
- 3 Across: A fuzzy worm-like creature that turns into a butterfly (11)CATERPILLAR
- 5 Across: A bird with big eyes that hunts at night (3)OWL
- 7 Across: A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back (5)SNAIL
- 8 Across: A large bird with a pouch under its beak for catching fish (7)PELICAN
- 9 Across: A small animal with a big bushy tail that collects nuts (8)SQUIRREL
- 10 Across: A male chicken that crows in the morning (7)ROOSTER
- 1 Down: A slow animal that carries a shell on its back (6)TURTLE
- 2 Down: A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings (9)DRAGONFLY
- 4 Down: A huge animal with a horn on its nose (10)RHINOCEROS
- 6 Down: A big cat with spotted fur that climbs trees (7)LEOPARD
🐾 Animals Crossword #4
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Across
- 3. A large black bird known for being very smart
- 6. A large reptile with a wide flat snout
- 7. A large bird with colorful tail feathers
- 8. A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls
Down
- 1. A tropical bird with a very large colorful beak
- 2. A tall animal related to camels from South America
- 4. A small animal with a big bushy tail that collects nuts
- 5. A large farm animal that gives us milk
Show answers
- 3 Across: A large black bird known for being very smart (4)CROW
- 6 Across: A large reptile with a wide flat snout (9)ALLIGATOR
- 7 Across: A large bird with colorful tail feathers (6)TURKEY
- 8 Across: A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls (4)WOLF
- 1 Down: A tropical bird with a very large colorful beak (6)TOUCAN
- 2 Down: A tall animal related to camels from South America (5)LLAMA
- 4 Down: A small animal with a big bushy tail that collects nuts (8)SQUIRREL
- 5 Down: A large farm animal that gives us milk (3)COW
🐾 Animals Crossword #5
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Across
- 2. A male chicken that crows in the morning
- 5. A star-shaped sea creature with five arms
- 7. A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws
- 8. The largest animal in the ocean
Down
- 1. A fuzzy Australian animal that sleeps in trees
- 3. A big wild cat with orange and black stripes
- 4. A large colorful parrot from South America
- 6. A slow animal that carries a shell on its back
Show answers
- 2 Across: A male chicken that crows in the morning (7)ROOSTER
- 5 Across: A star-shaped sea creature with five arms (8)STARFISH
- 7 Across: A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws (4)CRAB
- 8 Across: The largest animal in the ocean (5)WHALE
- 1 Down: A fuzzy Australian animal that sleeps in trees (5)KOALA
- 3 Down: A big wild cat with orange and black stripes (5)TIGER
- 4 Down: A large colorful parrot from South America (5)MACAW
- 6 Down: A slow animal that carries a shell on its back (6)TURTLE
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