Classic Crosswords Classic Poetry Hard — Set 16
Puzzle Set
5 puzzles in this set
🐾 Animals Crossword #1
13×13 grid
Across
- 3 An ocean animal with eight arms
- 5 A large reptile with a long snout that lives in water
- 6 A lizard that can change its color
Down
- 1 A small wild animal with a bushy tail and pointy ears
- 2 A colorful insect with large wings
- 4 A very large deer with wide flat antlers
- 5 A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws
- 6 A desert animal with one or two humps on its back
Answers
- 3 Across: An ocean animal with eight arms (7)OCTOPUS
- 5 Across: A large reptile with a long snout that lives in water (9)CROCODILE
- 6 Across: A lizard that can change its color (9)CHAMELEON
- 1 Down: A small wild animal with a bushy tail and pointy ears (3)FOX
- 2 Down: A colorful insect with large wings (9)BUTTERFLY
- 4 Down: A very large deer with wide flat antlers (5)MOOSE
- 5 Down: A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws (4)CRAB
- 6 Down: A desert animal with one or two humps on its back (5)CAMEL
🐾 Animals Crossword #2
13×13 grid
Across
- 2 One of the largest snakes in the world
- 4 A tall pink bird that stands on one leg
- 8 A fuzzy worm-like creature that turns into a butterfly
- 9 The tallest animal in the world with a very long neck
Down
- 1 A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back
- 3 A tropical bird with a very large colorful beak
- 5 A large sea animal with long tusks and whiskers
- 6 A female chicken that lays eggs
- 7 A small brown bird found in many places
Answers
- 2 Across: One of the largest snakes in the world (8)ANACONDA
- 4 Across: A tall pink bird that stands on one leg (8)FLAMINGO
- 8 Across: A fuzzy worm-like creature that turns into a butterfly (11)CATERPILLAR
- 9 Across: The tallest animal in the world with a very long neck (7)GIRAFFE
- 1 Down: A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back (5)SNAIL
- 3 Down: A tropical bird with a very large colorful beak (6)TOUCAN
- 5 Down: A large sea animal with long tusks and whiskers (6)WALRUS
- 6 Down: A female chicken that lays eggs (3)HEN
- 7 Down: A small brown bird found in many places (7)SPARROW
🐾 Animals Crossword #3
13×13 grid
Across
- 3 A large white bear that lives in the Arctic
- 4 A large bird with a pouch under its beak for catching fish
- 5 A small wild animal with a bushy tail and pointy ears
- 6 A common bird with a red breast
- 8 A common pet that barks and wags its tail
- 9 A small furry animal with long ears that hops
- 10 A large graceful white bird that lives on lakes
Down
- 1 One of the largest snakes in the world
- 2 A furry animal with a black mask on its face
- 7 A large tropical lizard with a ridge of spines
Answers
- 3 Across: A large white bear that lives in the Arctic (10)POLAR BEAR
- 4 Across: A large bird with a pouch under its beak for catching fish (7)PELICAN
- 5 Across: A small wild animal with a bushy tail and pointy ears (3)FOX
- 6 Across: A common bird with a red breast (5)ROBIN
- 8 Across: A common pet that barks and wags its tail (3)DOG
- 9 Across: A small furry animal with long ears that hops (6)RABBIT
- 10 Across: A large graceful white bird that lives on lakes (4)SWAN
- 1 Down: One of the largest snakes in the world (8)ANACONDA
- 2 Down: A furry animal with a black mask on its face (7)RACCOON
- 7 Down: A large tropical lizard with a ridge of spines (6)IGUANA
🐾 Animals Crossword #4
13×13 grid
Across
- 4 A small animal related to a horse with long ears
- 6 A colorful insect with large wings
- 9 A common bird with a red breast
- 10 A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws
Down
- 1 A large bird with colorful tail feathers
- 2 A horse-like animal with black and white stripes
- 3 A flying animal that comes out at night
- 5 A black and white bird that swims but cannot fly
- 7 A big cat with spotted fur that climbs trees
- 8 A small green animal that jumps and lives near water
Answers
- 4 Across: A small animal related to a horse with long ears (6)DONKEY
- 6 Across: A colorful insect with large wings (9)BUTTERFLY
- 9 Across: A common bird with a red breast (5)ROBIN
- 10 Across: A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws (4)CRAB
- 1 Down: A large bird with colorful tail feathers (6)TURKEY
- 2 Down: A horse-like animal with black and white stripes (5)ZEBRA
- 3 Down: A flying animal that comes out at night (3)BAT
- 5 Down: A black and white bird that swims but cannot fly (7)PENGUIN
- 7 Down: A big cat with spotted fur that climbs trees (7)LEOPARD
- 8 Down: A small green animal that jumps and lives near water (4)FROG
🐾 Animals Crossword #5
13×13 grid
Across
- 2 A fluffy farm animal that gives us wool
- 4 A star-shaped sea creature with five arms
- 7 A big cat with spotted fur that climbs trees
Down
- 1 A large furry animal that hibernates in winter
- 2 A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back
- 3 A large white bear that lives in the Arctic
- 5 A big wild cat with orange and black stripes
- 6 A female chicken that lays eggs
Answers
- 2 Across: A fluffy farm animal that gives us wool (5)SHEEP
- 4 Across: A star-shaped sea creature with five arms (8)STARFISH
- 7 Across: A big cat with spotted fur that climbs trees (7)LEOPARD
- 1 Down: A large furry animal that hibernates in winter (4)BEAR
- 2 Down: A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back (5)SNAIL
- 3 Down: A large white bear that lives in the Arctic (10)POLAR BEAR
- 5 Down: A big wild cat with orange and black stripes (5)TIGER
- 6 Down: A female chicken that lays eggs (3)HEN
Solver Notes
- 3. An ocean animal with eight arms
- 5. A large reptile with a long snout that lives in water
- 6. A lizard that can change its color
- 1. A small wild animal with a bushy tail and pointy ears
- 2. A colorful insect with large wings
- 4. A very large deer with wide flat antlers
- 5. A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws
- 6. A desert animal with one or two humps on its back
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