Classic Crosswords Classic Folklore Super Expert — Set 17
Puzzle Set
5 puzzles in this set
🐾 Animals Crossword #1
13×13 grid
Across
- 2 A bird with beautiful blue and green tail feathers
- 5 A huge animal with a horn on its nose
- 7 A female chicken that lays eggs
Down
- 1 A flying animal that comes out at night
- 2 A large bird with a pouch under its beak for catching fish
- 3 A large ocean fish with sharp teeth
- 4 A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back
- 6 A fluffy farm animal that gives us wool
Answers
- 2 Across: A bird with beautiful blue and green tail feathers (7)PEACOCK
- 5 Across: A huge animal with a horn on its nose (10)RHINOCEROS
- 7 Across: A female chicken that lays eggs (3)HEN
- 1 Down: A flying animal that comes out at night (3)BAT
- 2 Down: A large bird with a pouch under its beak for catching fish (7)PELICAN
- 3 Down: A large ocean fish with sharp teeth (5)SHARK
- 4 Down: A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back (5)SNAIL
- 6 Down: A fluffy farm animal that gives us wool (5)SHEEP
🐾 Animals Crossword #2
13×13 grid
Across
- 1 A see-through ocean animal that can sting
- 3 A furry animal with a black mask on its face
- 6 A shellfish with two hard shells that close together
- 8 A small animal that stands on its hind legs to watch for danger
- 10 A smart ocean animal that jumps and plays in waves
Down
- 2 A small green animal that jumps and lives near water
- 4 A lizard that can change its color
- 5 A tall pink bird that stands on one leg
- 7 A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo
- 9 An animal that lives in water and has fins
Answers
- 1 Across: A see-through ocean animal that can sting (9)JELLYFISH
- 3 Across: A furry animal with a black mask on its face (7)RACCOON
- 6 Across: A shellfish with two hard shells that close together (4)CLAM
- 8 Across: A small animal that stands on its hind legs to watch for danger (7)MEERKAT
- 10 Across: A smart ocean animal that jumps and plays in waves (7)DOLPHIN
- 2 Down: A small green animal that jumps and lives near water (4)FROG
- 4 Down: A lizard that can change its color (9)CHAMELEON
- 5 Down: A tall pink bird that stands on one leg (8)FLAMINGO
- 7 Down: A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo (5)PANDA
- 9 Down: An animal that lives in water and has fins (4)FISH
🐾 Animals Crossword #3
13×13 grid
Across
- 3 A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws
- 7 A large sea creature with big claws
- 8 A long thin creature that lives in the soil
- 9 A large bird with a pouch under its beak for catching fish
- 10 A beetle that glows in the dark at night
Down
- 1 A big wild cat with orange and black stripes
- 2 A star-shaped sea creature with five arms
- 4 A colorful insect with large wings
- 5 A tall animal related to camels from South America
- 6 A very large deer with wide flat antlers
Answers
- 3 Across: A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws (4)CRAB
- 7 Across: A large sea creature with big claws (7)LOBSTER
- 8 Across: A long thin creature that lives in the soil (4)WORM
- 9 Across: A large bird with a pouch under its beak for catching fish (7)PELICAN
- 10 Across: A beetle that glows in the dark at night (7)FIREFLY
- 1 Down: A big wild cat with orange and black stripes (5)TIGER
- 2 Down: A star-shaped sea creature with five arms (8)STARFISH
- 4 Down: A colorful insect with large wings (9)BUTTERFLY
- 5 Down: A tall animal related to camels from South America (5)LLAMA
- 6 Down: A very large deer with wide flat antlers (5)MOOSE
🐾 Animals Crossword #4
13×13 grid
Across
- 3 A colorful fish that nibbles on coral with beak-like teeth
- 4 A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws
- 6 A desert animal with one or two humps on its back
- 8 A flat ocean fish with a long tail that can sting
Down
- 1 A small brown bird found in many places
- 2 The tallest animal in the world with a very long neck
- 5 A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk
- 7 A tiny insect that lives in large groups
Answers
- 3 Across: A colorful fish that nibbles on coral with beak-like teeth (10)PARROTFISH
- 4 Across: A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws (4)CRAB
- 6 Across: A desert animal with one or two humps on its back (5)CAMEL
- 8 Across: A flat ocean fish with a long tail that can sting (8)STINGRAY
- 1 Down: A small brown bird found in many places (7)SPARROW
- 2 Down: The tallest animal in the world with a very long neck (7)GIRAFFE
- 5 Down: A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk (8)ELEPHANT
- 7 Down: A tiny insect that lives in large groups (3)ANT
🐾 Animals Crossword #5
13×13 grid
Across
- 1 A small animal with a big bushy tail that collects nuts
- 3 The tallest animal in the world with a very long neck
- 6 A flying animal that comes out at night
- 7 A small creature with eight legs that spins webs
- 11 A huge animal with a horn on its nose
Down
- 2 A large sea creature with big claws
- 4 A tall pink bird that stands on one leg
- 5 A tiny ocean fish shaped like a horse
- 8 A big wild cat called the king of the jungle
- 9 A small lizard that can climb walls
- 10 A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls
Answers
- 1 Across: A small animal with a big bushy tail that collects nuts (8)SQUIRREL
- 3 Across: The tallest animal in the world with a very long neck (7)GIRAFFE
- 6 Across: A flying animal that comes out at night (3)BAT
- 7 Across: A small creature with eight legs that spins webs (6)SPIDER
- 11 Across: A huge animal with a horn on its nose (10)RHINOCEROS
- 2 Down: A large sea creature with big claws (7)LOBSTER
- 4 Down: A tall pink bird that stands on one leg (8)FLAMINGO
- 5 Down: A tiny ocean fish shaped like a horse (8)SEAHORSE
- 8 Down: A big wild cat called the king of the jungle (4)LION
- 9 Down: A small lizard that can climb walls (5)GECKO
- 10 Down: A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls (4)WOLF
Solver Notes
- 2. A bird with beautiful blue and green tail feathers
- 5. A huge animal with a horn on its nose
- 7. A female chicken that lays eggs
- 1. A flying animal that comes out at night
- 2. A large bird with a pouch under its beak for catching fish
- 3. A large ocean fish with sharp teeth
- 4. A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back
- 6. A fluffy farm animal that gives us wool
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