Classic Crosswords Classic Mythology Expert — Set 14
🐾 Animals Crossword #1
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Across
- 3. A small wild animal with a bushy tail and pointy ears
- 4. A small creature with eight legs that spins webs
- 5. A large sea animal with long tusks and whiskers
- 7. A large bird with a pouch under its beak for catching fish
Down
- 1. A beetle that glows in the dark at night
- 2. A fuzzy Australian animal that sleeps in trees
- 4. A small curved sea creature often used in food
- 6. A flying animal that comes out at night
Show answers
- 3 Across: A small wild animal with a bushy tail and pointy ears (3)FOX
- 4 Across: A small creature with eight legs that spins webs (6)SPIDER
- 5 Across: A large sea animal with long tusks and whiskers (6)WALRUS
- 7 Across: A large bird with a pouch under its beak for catching fish (7)PELICAN
- 1 Down: A beetle that glows in the dark at night (7)FIREFLY
- 2 Down: A fuzzy Australian animal that sleeps in trees (5)KOALA
- 4 Down: A small curved sea creature often used in food (6)SHRIMP
- 6 Down: A flying animal that comes out at night (3)BAT
🐾 Animals Crossword #2
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Across
- 2. A desert animal with one or two humps on its back
- 4. A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back
- 6. A large sea animal with long tusks and whiskers
- 7. A large tropical lizard with a ridge of spines
- 8. A large graceful white bird that lives on lakes
Down
- 1. A sleek ocean animal that barks and balances balls
- 3. A see-through ocean animal that can sting
- 5. One of the largest snakes in the world
Show answers
- 2 Across: A desert animal with one or two humps on its back (5)CAMEL
- 4 Across: A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back (5)SNAIL
- 6 Across: A large sea animal with long tusks and whiskers (6)WALRUS
- 7 Across: A large tropical lizard with a ridge of spines (6)IGUANA
- 8 Across: A large graceful white bird that lives on lakes (4)SWAN
- 1 Down: A sleek ocean animal that barks and balances balls (4)SEAL
- 3 Down: A see-through ocean animal that can sting (9)JELLYFISH
- 5 Down: One of the largest snakes in the world (8)ANACONDA
🐾 Animals Crossword #3
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Across
- 2. A large graceful white bird that lives on lakes
- 3. A small creature with eight legs that spins webs
- 5. A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo
- 6. A desert animal with one or two humps on its back
Down
- 1. A shellfish with two hard shells that close together
- 2. A small curved sea creature often used in food
- 3. A black and white animal that sprays a bad smell
- 4. A large tropical lizard with a ridge of spines
Show answers
- 2 Across: A large graceful white bird that lives on lakes (4)SWAN
- 3 Across: A small creature with eight legs that spins webs (6)SPIDER
- 5 Across: A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo (5)PANDA
- 6 Across: A desert animal with one or two humps on its back (5)CAMEL
- 1 Down: A shellfish with two hard shells that close together (4)CLAM
- 2 Down: A small curved sea creature often used in food (6)SHRIMP
- 3 Down: A black and white animal that sprays a bad smell (5)SKUNK
- 4 Down: A large tropical lizard with a ridge of spines (6)IGUANA
🐾 Animals Crossword #4
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Across
- 1. A colorful fish that nibbles on coral with beak-like teeth
- 3. A large sea animal with long tusks and whiskers
- 6. A large bird with colorful tail feathers
- 8. A large white bear that lives in the Arctic
Down
- 2. A small animal with a big bushy tail that collects nuts
- 4. A graceful wild animal with antlers
- 5. A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws
- 7. A long thin creature that lives in the soil
Show answers
- 1 Across: A colorful fish that nibbles on coral with beak-like teeth (10)PARROTFISH
- 3 Across: A large sea animal with long tusks and whiskers (6)WALRUS
- 6 Across: A large bird with colorful tail feathers (6)TURKEY
- 8 Across: A large white bear that lives in the Arctic (10)POLAR BEAR
- 2 Down: A small animal with a big bushy tail that collects nuts (8)SQUIRREL
- 4 Down: A graceful wild animal with antlers (4)DEER
- 5 Down: A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws (4)CRAB
- 7 Down: A long thin creature that lives in the soil (4)WORM
🐾 Animals Crossword #5
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Across
- 3. The largest animal in the ocean
- 5. A large farm animal that gives us milk
- 7. A male chicken that crows in the morning
- 9. A tiny bird that can hover and fly backward
Down
- 1. A large ocean fish with sharp teeth
- 2. A large heavy animal that loves to sit in water
- 4. A big cat with spotted fur that climbs trees
- 5. A large black bird known for being very smart
- 6. A black and white bird that swims but cannot fly
- 8. A big wild cat called the king of the jungle
Show answers
- 3 Across: The largest animal in the ocean (5)WHALE
- 5 Across: A large farm animal that gives us milk (3)COW
- 7 Across: A male chicken that crows in the morning (7)ROOSTER
- 9 Across: A tiny bird that can hover and fly backward (11)HUMMINGBIRD
- 1 Down: A large ocean fish with sharp teeth (5)SHARK
- 2 Down: A large heavy animal that loves to sit in water (5)HIPPO
- 4 Down: A big cat with spotted fur that climbs trees (7)LEOPARD
- 5 Down: A large black bird known for being very smart (4)CROW
- 6 Down: A black and white bird that swims but cannot fly (7)PENGUIN
- 8 Down: A big wild cat called the king of the jungle (4)LION
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