Classic Crosswords Classic Novels Hard — Set 11
🐾 Animals Crossword #1
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Across
- 2. A large bird with colorful tail feathers
- 6. A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings
- 8. A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back
- 9. A star-shaped sea creature with five arms
Down
- 1. A graceful wild animal with antlers
- 3. A huge animal with a horn on its nose
- 4. A small creature with eight legs that spins webs
- 5. A large powerful bird with sharp eyes
- 7. An animal that lives in water and has fins
Show answers
- 2 Across: A large bird with colorful tail feathers (6)TURKEY
- 6 Across: A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings (9)DRAGONFLY
- 8 Across: A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back (5)SNAIL
- 9 Across: A star-shaped sea creature with five arms (8)STARFISH
- 1 Down: A graceful wild animal with antlers (4)DEER
- 3 Down: A huge animal with a horn on its nose (10)RHINOCEROS
- 4 Down: A small creature with eight legs that spins webs (6)SPIDER
- 5 Down: A large powerful bird with sharp eyes (5)EAGLE
- 7 Down: An animal that lives in water and has fins (4)FISH
🐾 Animals Crossword #2
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Across
- 1. A furry animal with a black mask on its face
- 4. An ocean animal with eight arms
- 5. A small wild animal with a bushy tail and pointy ears
- 7. One of the largest snakes in the world
- 9. A tall animal related to camels from South America
- 10. A small lizard that can climb walls
- 11. A slow animal that carries a shell on its back
Down
- 2. A large reptile with a long snout that lives in water
- 3. A large white bear that lives in the Arctic
- 6. A large animal people ride on
- 8. A small brown bird found in many places
Show answers
- 1 Across: A furry animal with a black mask on its face (7)RACCOON
- 4 Across: An ocean animal with eight arms (7)OCTOPUS
- 5 Across: A small wild animal with a bushy tail and pointy ears (3)FOX
- 7 Across: One of the largest snakes in the world (8)ANACONDA
- 9 Across: A tall animal related to camels from South America (5)LLAMA
- 10 Across: A small lizard that can climb walls (5)GECKO
- 11 Across: A slow animal that carries a shell on its back (6)TURTLE
- 2 Down: A large reptile with a long snout that lives in water (9)CROCODILE
- 3 Down: A large white bear that lives in the Arctic (10)POLAR BEAR
- 6 Down: A large animal people ride on (5)HORSE
- 8 Down: A small brown bird found in many places (7)SPARROW
🐾 Animals Crossword #3
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Across
- 2. A large bird with a pouch under its beak for catching fish
- 5. A pink farm animal with a curly tail
- 6. An animal with feathers and wings that can usually fly
- 7. A colorful bird that can copy human speech
- 8. A large sea animal with long tusks and whiskers
- 9. A small lizard that can climb walls
- 10. A colorful insect with large wings
Down
- 1. A large ocean fish with sharp teeth
- 2. A colorful fish that nibbles on coral with beak-like teeth
- 3. A smart ape closely related to humans
- 4. A small furry animal with long ears that hops
- 8. A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls
Show answers
- 2 Across: A large bird with a pouch under its beak for catching fish (7)PELICAN
- 5 Across: A pink farm animal with a curly tail (3)PIG
- 6 Across: An animal with feathers and wings that can usually fly (4)BIRD
- 7 Across: A colorful bird that can copy human speech (6)PARROT
- 8 Across: A large sea animal with long tusks and whiskers (6)WALRUS
- 9 Across: A small lizard that can climb walls (5)GECKO
- 10 Across: A colorful insect with large wings (9)BUTTERFLY
- 1 Down: A large ocean fish with sharp teeth (5)SHARK
- 2 Down: A colorful fish that nibbles on coral with beak-like teeth (10)PARROTFISH
- 3 Down: A smart ape closely related to humans (10)CHIMPANZEE
- 4 Down: A small furry animal with long ears that hops (6)RABBIT
- 8 Down: A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls (4)WOLF
🐾 Animals Crossword #4
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Across
- 2. A large furry animal that hibernates in winter
- 4. A common pet that barks and wags its tail
- 5. A big wild cat called the king of the jungle
- 7. A fluffy farm animal that gives us wool
- 8. A long reptile with no legs that slithers
Down
- 1. A tiny ocean fish shaped like a horse
- 3. A small curved sea creature often used in food
- 6. A flying insect that makes honey and buzzes
Show answers
- 2 Across: A large furry animal that hibernates in winter (4)BEAR
- 4 Across: A common pet that barks and wags its tail (3)DOG
- 5 Across: A big wild cat called the king of the jungle (4)LION
- 7 Across: A fluffy farm animal that gives us wool (5)SHEEP
- 8 Across: A long reptile with no legs that slithers (5)SNAKE
- 1 Down: A tiny ocean fish shaped like a horse (8)SEAHORSE
- 3 Down: A small curved sea creature often used in food (6)SHRIMP
- 6 Down: A flying insect that makes honey and buzzes (3)BEE
🐾 Animals Crossword #5
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Across
- 1. A colorful fish that nibbles on coral with beak-like teeth
- 4. A tiny bird that can hover and fly backward
- 7. A small wild animal with a bushy tail and pointy ears
- 8. A flying insect that makes honey and buzzes
Down
- 2. A small brown bird found in many places
- 3. A fluffy farm animal that gives us wool
- 5. A very large deer with wide flat antlers
- 6. A very large strong ape that lives in forests
Show answers
- 1 Across: A colorful fish that nibbles on coral with beak-like teeth (10)PARROTFISH
- 4 Across: A tiny bird that can hover and fly backward (11)HUMMINGBIRD
- 7 Across: A small wild animal with a bushy tail and pointy ears (3)FOX
- 8 Across: A flying insect that makes honey and buzzes (3)BEE
- 2 Down: A small brown bird found in many places (7)SPARROW
- 3 Down: A fluffy farm animal that gives us wool (5)SHEEP
- 5 Down: A very large deer with wide flat antlers (5)MOOSE
- 6 Down: A very large strong ape that lives in forests (7)GORILLA
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