Classic Crosswords Classic Mythology Medium — Set 21
🐾 Animals Crossword #1
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Across
- 1. A large ocean fish with sharp teeth
- 5. A small animal related to a horse with long ears
- 7. A farm animal with horns that likes to climb
- 8. A horse-like animal with black and white stripes
Down
- 2. A common bird with a red breast
- 3. A small pet rodent with pouchy cheeks
- 4. A black and white bird that swims but cannot fly
- 5. A graceful wild animal with antlers
- 6. A small lizard that can climb walls
Show answers
- 1 Across: A large ocean fish with sharp teeth (5)SHARK
- 5 Across: A small animal related to a horse with long ears (6)DONKEY
- 7 Across: A farm animal with horns that likes to climb (4)GOAT
- 8 Across: A horse-like animal with black and white stripes (5)ZEBRA
- 2 Down: A common bird with a red breast (5)ROBIN
- 3 Down: A small pet rodent with pouchy cheeks (7)HAMSTER
- 4 Down: A black and white bird that swims but cannot fly (7)PENGUIN
- 5 Down: A graceful wild animal with antlers (4)DEER
- 6 Down: A small lizard that can climb walls (5)GECKO
🐾 Animals Crossword #2
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Across
- 2. A common pet that barks and wags its tail
- 5. A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo
- 7. A tiny insect that lives in large groups
- 8. A large furry animal that hibernates in winter
Down
- 1. A large white bear that lives in the Arctic
- 3. A small creature with eight legs that spins webs
- 4. A long reptile with no legs that slithers
- 6. A flying animal that comes out at night
Show answers
- 2 Across: A common pet that barks and wags its tail (3)DOG
- 5 Across: A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo (5)PANDA
- 7 Across: A tiny insect that lives in large groups (3)ANT
- 8 Across: A large furry animal that hibernates in winter (4)BEAR
- 1 Down: A large white bear that lives in the Arctic (10)POLAR BEAR
- 3 Down: A small creature with eight legs that spins webs (6)SPIDER
- 4 Down: A long reptile with no legs that slithers (5)SNAKE
- 6 Down: A flying animal that comes out at night (3)BAT
🐾 Animals Crossword #3
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Across
- 3. A tiny bird that can hover and fly backward
- 6. A small wild animal with a bushy tail and pointy ears
- 7. An ocean animal with eight arms
- 9. A bumpy-skinned animal related to frogs
- 10. A horse-like animal with black and white stripes
Down
- 1. A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo
- 2. A big wild cat with orange and black stripes
- 4. A small animal that stands on its hind legs to watch for danger
- 5. A large sea creature with big claws
- 8. A large black bird known for being very smart
Show answers
- 3 Across: A tiny bird that can hover and fly backward (11)HUMMINGBIRD
- 6 Across: A small wild animal with a bushy tail and pointy ears (3)FOX
- 7 Across: An ocean animal with eight arms (7)OCTOPUS
- 9 Across: A bumpy-skinned animal related to frogs (4)TOAD
- 10 Across: A horse-like animal with black and white stripes (5)ZEBRA
- 1 Down: A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo (5)PANDA
- 2 Down: A big wild cat with orange and black stripes (5)TIGER
- 4 Down: A small animal that stands on its hind legs to watch for danger (7)MEERKAT
- 5 Down: A large sea creature with big claws (7)LOBSTER
- 8 Down: A large black bird known for being very smart (4)CROW
🐾 Animals Crossword #4
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Across
- 4. One of the largest snakes in the world
- 8. A large tropical lizard with a ridge of spines
- 9. A big wild cat with orange and black stripes
Down
- 1. A long reptile with no legs that slithers
- 2. A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls
- 3. A tiny ocean fish shaped like a horse
- 5. A large reptile with a wide flat snout
- 6. A large powerful bird with sharp eyes
- 7. A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back
Show answers
- 4 Across: One of the largest snakes in the world (8)ANACONDA
- 8 Across: A large tropical lizard with a ridge of spines (6)IGUANA
- 9 Across: A big wild cat with orange and black stripes (5)TIGER
- 1 Down: A long reptile with no legs that slithers (5)SNAKE
- 2 Down: A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls (4)WOLF
- 3 Down: A tiny ocean fish shaped like a horse (8)SEAHORSE
- 5 Down: A large reptile with a wide flat snout (9)ALLIGATOR
- 6 Down: A large powerful bird with sharp eyes (5)EAGLE
- 7 Down: A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back (5)SNAIL
🐾 Animals Crossword #5
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Across
- 3. A small furry pet that purrs and meows
- 5. A black and white bird that swims but cannot fly
- 6. A very large strong ape that lives in forests
- 9. A colorful fish that nibbles on coral with beak-like teeth
Down
- 1. A beetle that glows in the dark at night
- 2. A flat ocean fish with a long tail that can sting
- 4. A large tropical lizard with a ridge of spines
- 7. A male chicken that crows in the morning
- 8. A tiny insect that lives in large groups
Show answers
- 3 Across: A small furry pet that purrs and meows (3)CAT
- 5 Across: A black and white bird that swims but cannot fly (7)PENGUIN
- 6 Across: A very large strong ape that lives in forests (7)GORILLA
- 9 Across: A colorful fish that nibbles on coral with beak-like teeth (10)PARROTFISH
- 1 Down: A beetle that glows in the dark at night (7)FIREFLY
- 2 Down: A flat ocean fish with a long tail that can sting (8)STINGRAY
- 4 Down: A large tropical lizard with a ridge of spines (6)IGUANA
- 7 Down: A male chicken that crows in the morning (7)ROOSTER
- 8 Down: A tiny insect that lives in large groups (3)ANT
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