Classic Crosswords Classic Insects Easy — Set 27
🐾 Animals Crossword #1
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Across
- 2. A large black bird known for being very smart
- 3. A common pet that barks and wags its tail
- 5. A bird with beautiful blue and green tail feathers
- 7. A bird with big eyes that hunts at night
Down
- 1. A large animal people ride on
- 4. A small lizard that can climb walls
- 5. A pink farm animal with a curly tail
- 6. A large farm animal that gives us milk
Show answers
- 2 Across: A large black bird known for being very smart (4)CROW
- 3 Across: A common pet that barks and wags its tail (3)DOG
- 5 Across: A bird with beautiful blue and green tail feathers (7)PEACOCK
- 7 Across: A bird with big eyes that hunts at night (3)OWL
- 1 Down: A large animal people ride on (5)HORSE
- 4 Down: A small lizard that can climb walls (5)GECKO
- 5 Down: A pink farm animal with a curly tail (3)PIG
- 6 Down: A large farm animal that gives us milk (3)COW
🐾 Animals Crossword #2
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Across
- 1. A small furry animal with long ears that hops
- 4. A pink farm animal with a curly tail
- 5. A large ocean fish with sharp teeth
- 8. A small animal covered in sharp spines
- 9. A small animal with a big bushy tail that collects nuts
Down
- 2. A big wild cat with orange and black stripes
- 3. A large bird with colorful tail feathers
- 4. A colorful fish that nibbles on coral with beak-like teeth
- 6. A flying insect that makes honey and buzzes
- 7. A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back
Show answers
- 1 Across: A small furry animal with long ears that hops (6)RABBIT
- 4 Across: A pink farm animal with a curly tail (3)PIG
- 5 Across: A large ocean fish with sharp teeth (5)SHARK
- 8 Across: A small animal covered in sharp spines (8)HEDGEHOG
- 9 Across: A small animal with a big bushy tail that collects nuts (8)SQUIRREL
- 2 Down: A big wild cat with orange and black stripes (5)TIGER
- 3 Down: A large bird with colorful tail feathers (6)TURKEY
- 4 Down: A colorful fish that nibbles on coral with beak-like teeth (10)PARROTFISH
- 6 Down: A flying insect that makes honey and buzzes (3)BEE
- 7 Down: A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back (5)SNAIL
🐾 Animals Crossword #3
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Across
- 3. A star-shaped sea creature with five arms
- 6. A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings
- 8. A common pet that barks and wags its tail
- 10. A colorful fish that nibbles on coral with beak-like teeth
Down
- 1. A huge animal with a horn on its nose
- 2. A small red beetle with black spots
- 4. A tropical bird with a very large colorful beak
- 5. A small brown bird found in many places
- 7. A large furry animal that hibernates in winter
- 9. A long thin creature that lives in the soil
Show answers
- 3 Across: A star-shaped sea creature with five arms (8)STARFISH
- 6 Across: A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings (9)DRAGONFLY
- 8 Across: A common pet that barks and wags its tail (3)DOG
- 10 Across: A colorful fish that nibbles on coral with beak-like teeth (10)PARROTFISH
- 1 Down: A huge animal with a horn on its nose (10)RHINOCEROS
- 2 Down: A small red beetle with black spots (7)LADYBUG
- 4 Down: A tropical bird with a very large colorful beak (6)TOUCAN
- 5 Down: A small brown bird found in many places (7)SPARROW
- 7 Down: A large furry animal that hibernates in winter (4)BEAR
- 9 Down: A long thin creature that lives in the soil (4)WORM
🐾 Animals Crossword #4
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Across
- 1. A farm animal with horns that likes to climb
- 3. A large ocean fish with sharp teeth
- 5. A bird with beautiful blue and green tail feathers
- 6. A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings
- 7. A small lizard that can climb walls
Down
- 2. A slow animal that carries a shell on its back
- 4. A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls
- 6. A common pet that barks and wags its tail
Show answers
- 1 Across: A farm animal with horns that likes to climb (4)GOAT
- 3 Across: A large ocean fish with sharp teeth (5)SHARK
- 5 Across: A bird with beautiful blue and green tail feathers (7)PEACOCK
- 6 Across: A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings (9)DRAGONFLY
- 7 Across: A small lizard that can climb walls (5)GECKO
- 2 Down: A slow animal that carries a shell on its back (6)TURTLE
- 4 Down: A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls (4)WOLF
- 6 Down: A common pet that barks and wags its tail (3)DOG
🐾 Animals Crossword #5
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Across
- 3. A small animal that stands on its hind legs to watch for danger
- 6. A tall pink bird that stands on one leg
- 7. An ocean animal with eight arms
- 10. A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings
Down
- 1. A large bird with a pouch under its beak for catching fish
- 2. A flying animal that comes out at night
- 4. A large reptile with a long snout that lives in water
- 5. A small furry pet that purrs and meows
- 8. A long thin creature that lives in the soil
- 9. A pink farm animal with a curly tail
Show answers
- 3 Across: A small animal that stands on its hind legs to watch for danger (7)MEERKAT
- 6 Across: A tall pink bird that stands on one leg (8)FLAMINGO
- 7 Across: An ocean animal with eight arms (7)OCTOPUS
- 10 Across: A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings (9)DRAGONFLY
- 1 Down: A large bird with a pouch under its beak for catching fish (7)PELICAN
- 2 Down: A flying animal that comes out at night (3)BAT
- 4 Down: A large reptile with a long snout that lives in water (9)CROCODILE
- 5 Down: A small furry pet that purrs and meows (3)CAT
- 8 Down: A long thin creature that lives in the soil (4)WORM
- 9 Down: A pink farm animal with a curly tail (3)PIG
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