Classic Crosswords Classic Desserts Medium — Set 17
🐾 Animals Crossword #1
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Across
- 3. A small wild animal with a bushy tail and pointy ears
- 4. An animal that lives in water and has fins
- 5. A desert animal with one or two humps on its back
- 6. A playful animal that swings from trees
- 7. A female chicken that lays eggs
- 8. A fuzzy Australian animal that sleeps in trees
- 9. A farm animal with horns that likes to climb
Down
- 1. A large animal people ride on
- 2. A bird raised on farms for eggs and meat
- 6. A small animal that stands on its hind legs to watch for danger
Show answers
- 3 Across: A small wild animal with a bushy tail and pointy ears (3)FOX
- 4 Across: An animal that lives in water and has fins (4)FISH
- 5 Across: A desert animal with one or two humps on its back (5)CAMEL
- 6 Across: A playful animal that swings from trees (6)MONKEY
- 7 Across: A female chicken that lays eggs (3)HEN
- 8 Across: A fuzzy Australian animal that sleeps in trees (5)KOALA
- 9 Across: A farm animal with horns that likes to climb (4)GOAT
- 1 Down: A large animal people ride on (5)HORSE
- 2 Down: A bird raised on farms for eggs and meat (7)CHICKEN
- 6 Down: A small animal that stands on its hind legs to watch for danger (7)MEERKAT
🐾 Animals Crossword #2
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Across
- 3. A bird with big eyes that hunts at night
- 6. A smart ape closely related to humans
- 8. A common bird with a red breast
- 9. A small lizard that can climb walls
Down
- 1. A large animal people ride on
- 2. A tropical bird with a very large colorful beak
- 4. A pink farm animal with a curly tail
- 5. A furry animal with a black mask on its face
- 7. A horse-like animal with black and white stripes
Show answers
- 3 Across: A bird with big eyes that hunts at night (3)OWL
- 6 Across: A smart ape closely related to humans (10)CHIMPANZEE
- 8 Across: A common bird with a red breast (5)ROBIN
- 9 Across: A small lizard that can climb walls (5)GECKO
- 1 Down: A large animal people ride on (5)HORSE
- 2 Down: A tropical bird with a very large colorful beak (6)TOUCAN
- 4 Down: A pink farm animal with a curly tail (3)PIG
- 5 Down: A furry animal with a black mask on its face (7)RACCOON
- 7 Down: A horse-like animal with black and white stripes (5)ZEBRA
🐾 Animals Crossword #3
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Across
- 4. A flying insect that makes honey and buzzes
- 5. A sleek ocean animal that barks and balances balls
- 7. A colorful fish that nibbles on coral with beak-like teeth
- 9. A large farm animal that gives us milk
- 11. An animal that hops and carries babies in a pouch
Down
- 1. A large animal people ride on
- 2. A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back
- 3. A small lizard that can climb walls
- 5. A flat ocean fish with a long tail that can sting
- 6. A large black bird known for being very smart
- 8. A large heavy animal that loves to sit in water
- 10. A bumpy-skinned animal related to frogs
Show answers
- 4 Across: A flying insect that makes honey and buzzes (3)BEE
- 5 Across: A sleek ocean animal that barks and balances balls (4)SEAL
- 7 Across: A colorful fish that nibbles on coral with beak-like teeth (10)PARROTFISH
- 9 Across: A large farm animal that gives us milk (3)COW
- 11 Across: An animal that hops and carries babies in a pouch (8)KANGAROO
- 1 Down: A large animal people ride on (5)HORSE
- 2 Down: A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back (5)SNAIL
- 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 large black bird known for being very smart (4)CROW
- 8 Down: A large heavy animal that loves to sit in water (5)HIPPO
- 10 Down: A bumpy-skinned animal related to frogs (4)TOAD
🐾 Animals Crossword #4
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Across
- 1. A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo
- 4. A large tropical lizard with a ridge of spines
- 6. A playful animal that swings from trees
- 7. A small animal with a big bushy tail that collects nuts
Down
- 1. A large bird with a pouch under its beak for catching fish
- 2. A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws
- 3. A colorful bird that can copy human speech
- 5. An animal with flat tail that builds dams in rivers
Show answers
- 1 Across: A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo (5)PANDA
- 4 Across: A large tropical lizard with a ridge of spines (6)IGUANA
- 6 Across: A playful animal that swings from trees (6)MONKEY
- 7 Across: A small animal with a big bushy tail that collects nuts (8)SQUIRREL
- 1 Down: A large bird with a pouch under its beak for catching fish (7)PELICAN
- 2 Down: A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws (4)CRAB
- 3 Down: A colorful bird that can copy human speech (6)PARROT
- 5 Down: An animal with flat tail that builds dams in rivers (6)BEAVER
🐾 Animals Crossword #5
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Across
- 4. A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo
- 7. A large reptile with a long snout that lives in water
- 8. A farm animal with horns that likes to climb
Down
- 1. A bird raised on farms for eggs and meat
- 2. A small furry pet that purrs and meows
- 3. A small furry animal with long ears that hops
- 5. A flat ocean fish with a long tail that can sting
- 6. A small wild animal with a bushy tail and pointy ears
- 7. A shellfish with two hard shells that close together
Show answers
- 4 Across: A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo (5)PANDA
- 7 Across: A large reptile with a long snout that lives in water (9)CROCODILE
- 8 Across: A farm animal with horns that likes to climb (4)GOAT
- 1 Down: A bird raised on farms for eggs and meat (7)CHICKEN
- 2 Down: A small furry pet that purrs and meows (3)CAT
- 3 Down: A small furry animal with long ears that hops (6)RABBIT
- 5 Down: A flat ocean fish with a long tail that can sting (8)STINGRAY
- 6 Down: A small wild animal with a bushy tail and pointy ears (3)FOX
- 7 Down: A shellfish with two hard shells that close together (4)CLAM
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