Classic Crosswords Classic Poetry Easy — Set 16
🐾 Animals Crossword #1
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Across
- 2. The largest animal in the ocean
- 4. A lizard that can change its color
- 7. A small lizard that can climb walls
- 8. A bumpy-skinned animal related to frogs
- 10. A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo
Down
- 1. A bird with beautiful blue and green tail feathers
- 3. A tiny bird that can hover and fly backward
- 5. An ocean animal with eight arms
- 6. A big cat with spotted fur that climbs trees
- 9. A small animal related to a horse with long ears
Show answers
- 2 Across: The largest animal in the ocean (5)WHALE
- 4 Across: A lizard that can change its color (9)CHAMELEON
- 7 Across: A small lizard that can climb walls (5)GECKO
- 8 Across: A bumpy-skinned animal related to frogs (4)TOAD
- 10 Across: A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo (5)PANDA
- 1 Down: A bird with beautiful blue and green tail feathers (7)PEACOCK
- 3 Down: A tiny bird that can hover and fly backward (11)HUMMINGBIRD
- 5 Down: An ocean animal with eight arms (7)OCTOPUS
- 6 Down: A big cat with spotted fur that climbs trees (7)LEOPARD
- 9 Down: A small animal related to a horse with long ears (6)DONKEY
🐾 Animals Crossword #2
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Across
- 1. A small orange fish often kept as a pet
- 3. A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back
- 6. A small brown bird found in many places
- 8. A large farm animal that gives us milk
- 9. A small lizard that can climb walls
Down
- 2. A big wild cat called the king of the jungle
- 3. A tiny ocean fish shaped like a horse
- 4. A small reptile with four legs and a tail
- 5. A small animal that stands on its hind legs to watch for danger
- 7. A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls
Show answers
- 1 Across: A small orange fish often kept as a pet (8)GOLDFISH
- 3 Across: A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back (5)SNAIL
- 6 Across: A small brown bird found in many places (7)SPARROW
- 8 Across: A large farm animal that gives us milk (3)COW
- 9 Across: A small lizard that can climb walls (5)GECKO
- 2 Down: A big wild cat called the king of the jungle (4)LION
- 3 Down: A tiny ocean fish shaped like a horse (8)SEAHORSE
- 4 Down: A small reptile with four legs and a tail (6)LIZARD
- 5 Down: A small animal that stands on its hind legs to watch for danger (7)MEERKAT
- 7 Down: A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls (4)WOLF
🐾 Animals Crossword #3
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Across
- 2. A fuzzy worm-like creature that turns into a butterfly
- 4. A colorful insect with large wings
- 6. A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings
- 8. A playful water animal that floats on its back
- 9. A long thin creature that lives in the soil
Down
- 1. A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo
- 3. A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk
- 5. A tiny insect that lives in large groups
- 7. A small reptile with four legs and a tail
Show answers
- 2 Across: A fuzzy worm-like creature that turns into a butterfly (11)CATERPILLAR
- 4 Across: A colorful insect with large wings (9)BUTTERFLY
- 6 Across: A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings (9)DRAGONFLY
- 8 Across: A playful water animal that floats on its back (5)OTTER
- 9 Across: A long thin creature that lives in the soil (4)WORM
- 1 Down: A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo (5)PANDA
- 3 Down: A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk (8)ELEPHANT
- 5 Down: A tiny insect that lives in large groups (3)ANT
- 7 Down: A small reptile with four legs and a tail (6)LIZARD
🐾 Animals Crossword #4
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Across
- 3. A large ocean fish with sharp teeth
- 5. A large reptile with a long snout that lives in water
- 7. A female chicken that lays eggs
- 8. A bird that swims in water and quacks
Down
- 1. The tallest animal in the world with a very long neck
- 2. A large sea animal with long tusks and whiskers
- 4. A smart ocean animal that jumps and plays in waves
- 6. A small reptile with four legs and a tail
Show answers
- 3 Across: A large ocean fish with sharp teeth (5)SHARK
- 5 Across: A large reptile with a long snout that lives in water (9)CROCODILE
- 7 Across: A female chicken that lays eggs (3)HEN
- 8 Across: A bird that swims in water and quacks (4)DUCK
- 1 Down: The tallest animal in the world with a very long neck (7)GIRAFFE
- 2 Down: A large sea animal with long tusks and whiskers (6)WALRUS
- 4 Down: A smart ocean animal that jumps and plays in waves (7)DOLPHIN
- 6 Down: A small reptile with four legs and a tail (6)LIZARD
🐾 Animals Crossword #5
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Across
- 5. A small furry pet that purrs and meows
- 6. A small brown bird found in many places
- 8. A big wild cat called the king of the jungle
- 9. A large bird with colorful tail feathers
Down
- 1. A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings
- 2. A large colorful parrot from South America
- 3. A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk
- 4. A large ocean fish with sharp teeth
- 7. A long thin creature that lives in the soil
Show answers
- 5 Across: A small furry pet that purrs and meows (3)CAT
- 6 Across: A small brown bird found in many places (7)SPARROW
- 8 Across: A big wild cat called the king of the jungle (4)LION
- 9 Across: A large bird with colorful tail feathers (6)TURKEY
- 1 Down: A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings (9)DRAGONFLY
- 2 Down: A large colorful parrot from South America (5)MACAW
- 3 Down: A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk (8)ELEPHANT
- 4 Down: A large ocean fish with sharp teeth (5)SHARK
- 7 Down: A long thin creature that lives in the soil (4)WORM
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