Classic Crosswords Classic Essays Expert — Set 19
🐾 Animals Crossword #1
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Across
- 1. A small reptile with four legs and a tail
- 3. An ocean animal with eight arms
- 6. A small animal related to a horse with long ears
- 7. A horse-like animal with black and white stripes
- 8. A flying insect that makes honey and buzzes
Down
- 2. A large tropical lizard with a ridge of spines
- 4. A lizard that can change its color
- 5. A big cat with spotted fur that climbs trees
Show answers
- 1 Across: A small reptile with four legs and a tail (6)LIZARD
- 3 Across: An ocean animal with eight arms (7)OCTOPUS
- 6 Across: A small animal related to a horse with long ears (6)DONKEY
- 7 Across: A horse-like animal with black and white stripes (5)ZEBRA
- 8 Across: A flying insect that makes honey and buzzes (3)BEE
- 2 Down: A large tropical lizard with a ridge of spines (6)IGUANA
- 4 Down: A lizard that can change its color (9)CHAMELEON
- 5 Down: A big cat with spotted fur that climbs trees (7)LEOPARD
🐾 Animals Crossword #2
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Across
- 1. A large animal people ride on
- 3. A long reptile with no legs that slithers
- 5. A sleek ocean animal that barks and balances balls
- 7. A large tropical lizard with a ridge of spines
Down
- 2. A black and white animal that sprays a bad smell
- 3. A small animal with a big bushy tail that collects nuts
- 4. A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk
- 6. A small red beetle with black spots
Show answers
- 1 Across: A large animal people ride on (5)HORSE
- 3 Across: A long reptile with no legs that slithers (5)SNAKE
- 5 Across: A sleek ocean animal that barks and balances balls (4)SEAL
- 7 Across: A large tropical lizard with a ridge of spines (6)IGUANA
- 2 Down: A black and white animal that sprays a bad smell (5)SKUNK
- 3 Down: A small animal with a big bushy tail that collects nuts (8)SQUIRREL
- 4 Down: A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk (8)ELEPHANT
- 6 Down: A small red beetle with black spots (7)LADYBUG
🐾 Animals Crossword #3
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Across
- 2. A horse-like animal with black and white stripes
- 5. A colorful bird that can copy human speech
- 6. A small reptile with four legs and a tail
- 7. A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back
Down
- 1. A lizard that can change its color
- 3. A colorful insect with large wings
- 4. A large sea animal with long tusks and whiskers
- 6. A tall animal related to camels from South America
Show answers
- 2 Across: A horse-like animal with black and white stripes (5)ZEBRA
- 5 Across: A colorful bird that can copy human speech (6)PARROT
- 6 Across: A small reptile with four legs and a tail (6)LIZARD
- 7 Across: A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back (5)SNAIL
- 1 Down: A lizard that can change its color (9)CHAMELEON
- 3 Down: A colorful insect with large wings (9)BUTTERFLY
- 4 Down: A large sea animal with long tusks and whiskers (6)WALRUS
- 6 Down: A tall animal related to camels from South America (5)LLAMA
🐾 Animals Crossword #4
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Across
- 2. A small lizard that can climb walls
- 4. A flying insect that makes honey and buzzes
- 5. A large graceful white bird that lives on lakes
- 7. A large sea animal with long tusks and whiskers
Down
- 1. A small wild animal with a bushy tail and pointy ears
- 3. The fastest land animal with spotted fur
- 5. A black and white animal that sprays a bad smell
- 6. A colorful bird that can copy human speech
Show answers
- 2 Across: A small lizard that can climb walls (5)GECKO
- 4 Across: A flying insect that makes honey and buzzes (3)BEE
- 5 Across: A large graceful white bird that lives on lakes (4)SWAN
- 7 Across: A large sea animal with long tusks and whiskers (6)WALRUS
- 1 Down: A small wild animal with a bushy tail and pointy ears (3)FOX
- 3 Down: The fastest land animal with spotted fur (7)CHEETAH
- 5 Down: A black and white animal that sprays a bad smell (5)SKUNK
- 6 Down: A colorful bird that can copy human speech (6)PARROT
🐾 Animals Crossword #5
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Across
- 1. A desert animal with one or two humps on its back
- 3. A common bird with a red breast
- 5. A black and white bird that swims but cannot fly
- 6. The tallest animal in the world with a very long neck
Down
- 2. A very large deer with wide flat antlers
- 4. A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo
- 5. A colorful bird that can copy human speech
- 7. A small wild animal with a bushy tail and pointy ears
Show answers
- 1 Across: A desert animal with one or two humps on its back (5)CAMEL
- 3 Across: A common bird with a red breast (5)ROBIN
- 5 Across: A black and white bird that swims but cannot fly (7)PENGUIN
- 6 Across: The tallest animal in the world with a very long neck (7)GIRAFFE
- 2 Down: A very large deer with wide flat antlers (5)MOOSE
- 4 Down: A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo (5)PANDA
- 5 Down: A colorful bird that can copy human speech (6)PARROT
- 7 Down: A small wild animal with a bushy tail and pointy ears (3)FOX
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