Classic Crosswords Classic Drama Expert — Set 24
🐾 Animals Crossword #1
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Across
- 2. A tropical bird with a very large colorful beak
- 5. A sleek ocean animal that barks and balances balls
- 6. A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws
- 7. A small animal related to a horse with long ears
Down
- 1. A flat ocean fish with a long tail that can sting
- 3. One of the largest snakes in the world
- 4. A slow animal that carries a shell on its back
- 5. A small curved sea creature often used in food
Show answers
- 2 Across: A tropical bird with a very large colorful beak (6)TOUCAN
- 5 Across: A sleek ocean animal that barks and balances balls (4)SEAL
- 6 Across: A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws (4)CRAB
- 7 Across: A small animal related to a horse with long ears (6)DONKEY
- 1 Down: A flat ocean fish with a long tail that can sting (8)STINGRAY
- 3 Down: One of the largest snakes in the world (8)ANACONDA
- 4 Down: A slow animal that carries a shell on its back (6)TURTLE
- 5 Down: A small curved sea creature often used in food (6)SHRIMP
🐾 Animals Crossword #2
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Across
- 1. A playful water animal that floats on its back
- 3. An animal with feathers and wings that can usually fly
- 6. A tall animal related to camels from South America
- 8. The tallest animal in the world with a very long neck
- 9. A fluffy farm animal that gives us wool
Down
- 2. A slow animal that carries a shell on its back
- 4. A common pet that barks and wags its tail
- 5. A large furry animal that hibernates in winter
- 7. A very large deer with wide flat antlers
Show answers
- 1 Across: A playful water animal that floats on its back (5)OTTER
- 3 Across: An animal with feathers and wings that can usually fly (4)BIRD
- 6 Across: A tall animal related to camels from South America (5)LLAMA
- 8 Across: The tallest animal in the world with a very long neck (7)GIRAFFE
- 9 Across: A fluffy farm animal that gives us wool (5)SHEEP
- 2 Down: A slow animal that carries a shell on its back (6)TURTLE
- 4 Down: A common pet that barks and wags its tail (3)DOG
- 5 Down: A large furry animal that hibernates in winter (4)BEAR
- 7 Down: A very large deer with wide flat antlers (5)MOOSE
🐾 Animals Crossword #3
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Across
- 4. A large tropical lizard with a ridge of spines
- 5. A long reptile with no legs that slithers
- 6. A tall animal related to camels from South America
- 8. A tiny insect that lives in large groups
- 9. A small animal covered in sharp spines
Down
- 1. A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk
- 2. A desert animal with one or two humps on its back
- 3. A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo
- 7. A small reptile with four legs and a tail
Show answers
- 4 Across: A large tropical lizard with a ridge of spines (6)IGUANA
- 5 Across: A long reptile with no legs that slithers (5)SNAKE
- 6 Across: A tall animal related to camels from South America (5)LLAMA
- 8 Across: A tiny insect that lives in large groups (3)ANT
- 9 Across: A small animal covered in sharp spines (8)HEDGEHOG
- 1 Down: A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk (8)ELEPHANT
- 2 Down: A desert animal with one or two humps on its back (5)CAMEL
- 3 Down: A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo (5)PANDA
- 7 Down: A small reptile with four legs and a tail (6)LIZARD
🐾 Animals Crossword #4
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Across
- 3. A large reptile with a wide flat snout
- 5. A tall pink bird that stands on one leg
- 7. A fuzzy Australian animal that sleeps in trees
- 8. A small reptile with four legs and a tail
Down
- 1. A fuzzy worm-like creature that turns into a butterfly
- 2. A tropical bird with a very large colorful beak
- 4. A very large strong ape that lives in forests
- 6. A large colorful parrot from South America
Show answers
- 3 Across: A large reptile with a wide flat snout (9)ALLIGATOR
- 5 Across: A tall pink bird that stands on one leg (8)FLAMINGO
- 7 Across: A fuzzy Australian animal that sleeps in trees (5)KOALA
- 8 Across: A small reptile with four legs and a tail (6)LIZARD
- 1 Down: A fuzzy worm-like creature that turns into a butterfly (11)CATERPILLAR
- 2 Down: A tropical bird with a very large colorful beak (6)TOUCAN
- 4 Down: A very large strong ape that lives in forests (7)GORILLA
- 6 Down: A large colorful parrot from South America (5)MACAW
🐾 Animals Crossword #5
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Across
- 2. A fluffy farm animal that gives us wool
- 6. A playful water animal that floats on its back
- 7. A large white bear that lives in the Arctic
- 8. A common pet that barks and wags its tail
Down
- 1. A small animal covered in sharp spines
- 2. A black and white animal that sprays a bad smell
- 3. An animal that hops and carries babies in a pouch
- 4. A small furry pet that purrs and meows
- 5. A large bird with colorful tail feathers
Show answers
- 2 Across: A fluffy farm animal that gives us wool (5)SHEEP
- 6 Across: A playful water animal that floats on its back (5)OTTER
- 7 Across: A large white bear that lives in the Arctic (10)POLAR BEAR
- 8 Across: A common pet that barks and wags its tail (3)DOG
- 1 Down: A small animal covered in sharp spines (8)HEDGEHOG
- 2 Down: A black and white animal that sprays a bad smell (5)SKUNK
- 3 Down: An animal that hops and carries babies in a pouch (8)KANGAROO
- 4 Down: A small furry pet that purrs and meows (3)CAT
- 5 Down: A large bird with colorful tail feathers (6)TURKEY
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