Classic Crosswords Classic Desserts Medium — Set 11
🐾 Animals Crossword #1
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Across
- 3. A colorful bird that can copy human speech
- 5. A small reptile with four legs and a tail
- 6. A desert animal with one or two humps on its back
- 7. A small animal related to a horse with long ears
Down
- 1. A long thin creature that lives in the soil
- 2. A small furry pet that purrs and meows
- 3. A bird with beautiful blue and green tail feathers
- 4. The tallest animal in the world with a very long neck
Show answers
- 3 Across: A colorful bird that can copy human speech (6)PARROT
- 5 Across: A small reptile with four legs and a tail (6)LIZARD
- 6 Across: A desert animal with one or two humps on its back (5)CAMEL
- 7 Across: A small animal related to a horse with long ears (6)DONKEY
- 1 Down: A long thin creature that lives in the soil (4)WORM
- 2 Down: A small furry pet that purrs and meows (3)CAT
- 3 Down: A bird with beautiful blue and green tail feathers (7)PEACOCK
- 4 Down: The tallest animal in the world with a very long neck (7)GIRAFFE
🐾 Animals Crossword #2
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Across
- 1. A tiny bird that can hover and fly backward
- 4. A big wild cat with orange and black stripes
- 5. A bird with beautiful blue and green tail feathers
- 6. A tiny ocean fish shaped like a horse
- 7. A large farm animal that gives us milk
Down
- 2. A huge animal with a horn on its nose
- 3. A playful animal that swings from trees
- 4. A large bird with colorful tail feathers
Show answers
- 1 Across: A tiny bird that can hover and fly backward (11)HUMMINGBIRD
- 4 Across: A big wild cat with orange and black stripes (5)TIGER
- 5 Across: A bird with beautiful blue and green tail feathers (7)PEACOCK
- 6 Across: A tiny ocean fish shaped like a horse (8)SEAHORSE
- 7 Across: A large farm animal that gives us milk (3)COW
- 2 Down: A huge animal with a horn on its nose (10)RHINOCEROS
- 3 Down: A playful animal that swings from trees (6)MONKEY
- 4 Down: A large bird with colorful tail feathers (6)TURKEY
🐾 Animals Crossword #3
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Across
- 2. A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws
- 4. A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back
- 7. A long reptile with no legs that slithers
- 8. An animal with feathers and wings that can usually fly
Down
- 1. A fuzzy Australian animal that sleeps in trees
- 3. A slow animal that carries a shell on its back
- 4. A small brown bird found in many places
- 5. A large sea creature with big claws
- 6. A large tropical lizard with a ridge of spines
Show answers
- 2 Across: A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws (4)CRAB
- 4 Across: A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back (5)SNAIL
- 7 Across: A long reptile with no legs that slithers (5)SNAKE
- 8 Across: An animal with feathers and wings that can usually fly (4)BIRD
- 1 Down: A fuzzy Australian animal that sleeps in trees (5)KOALA
- 3 Down: A slow animal that carries a shell on its back (6)TURTLE
- 4 Down: A small brown bird found in many places (7)SPARROW
- 5 Down: A large sea creature with big claws (7)LOBSTER
- 6 Down: A large tropical lizard with a ridge of spines (6)IGUANA
🐾 Animals Crossword #4
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Across
- 2. A large reptile with a long snout that lives in water
- 4. A long reptile with no legs that slithers
- 5. A colorful bird that can copy human speech
- 8. A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls
- 9. An animal with flat tail that builds dams in rivers
- 10. A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo
Down
- 1. A small green animal that jumps and lives near water
- 3. A bird that swims in water and quacks
- 4. A star-shaped sea creature with five arms
- 6. A bumpy-skinned animal related to frogs
- 7. The fastest land animal with spotted fur
Show answers
- 2 Across: A large reptile with a long snout that lives in water (9)CROCODILE
- 4 Across: A long reptile with no legs that slithers (5)SNAKE
- 5 Across: A colorful bird that can copy human speech (6)PARROT
- 8 Across: A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls (4)WOLF
- 9 Across: An animal with flat tail that builds dams in rivers (6)BEAVER
- 10 Across: A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo (5)PANDA
- 1 Down: A small green animal that jumps and lives near water (4)FROG
- 3 Down: A bird that swims in water and quacks (4)DUCK
- 4 Down: A star-shaped sea creature with five arms (8)STARFISH
- 6 Down: A bumpy-skinned animal related to frogs (4)TOAD
- 7 Down: The fastest land animal with spotted fur (7)CHEETAH
🐾 Animals Crossword #5
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Across
- 2. A large black bird known for being very smart
- 3. A tall animal related to camels from South America
- 4. A shellfish with two hard shells that close together
- 6. A bird with beautiful blue and green tail feathers
- 7. A large tropical lizard with a ridge of spines
Down
- 1. A bird with big eyes that hunts at night
- 2. A smart ape closely related to humans
- 5. An ocean animal with eight arms
Show answers
- 2 Across: A large black bird known for being very smart (4)CROW
- 3 Across: A tall animal related to camels from South America (5)LLAMA
- 4 Across: A shellfish with two hard shells that close together (4)CLAM
- 6 Across: A bird with beautiful blue and green tail feathers (7)PEACOCK
- 7 Across: A large tropical lizard with a ridge of spines (6)IGUANA
- 1 Down: A bird with big eyes that hunts at night (3)OWL
- 2 Down: A smart ape closely related to humans (10)CHIMPANZEE
- 5 Down: An ocean animal with eight arms (7)OCTOPUS
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