Classic Crosswords Classic Poetry Medium — Set 13
🐾 Animals Crossword #1
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Across
- 4. The fastest land animal with spotted fur
- 7. A large reptile with a wide flat snout
- 8. A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws
- 9. A pink farm animal with a curly tail
Down
- 1. A flying insect that makes honey and buzzes
- 2. A farm animal with horns that likes to climb
- 3. A small animal that stands on its hind legs to watch for danger
- 4. A desert animal with one or two humps on its back
- 5. A small red beetle with black spots
- 6. A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls
Show answers
- 4 Across: The fastest land animal with spotted fur (7)CHEETAH
- 7 Across: A large reptile with a wide flat snout (9)ALLIGATOR
- 8 Across: A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws (4)CRAB
- 9 Across: A pink farm animal with a curly tail (3)PIG
- 1 Down: A flying insect that makes honey and buzzes (3)BEE
- 2 Down: A farm animal with horns that likes to climb (4)GOAT
- 3 Down: A small animal that stands on its hind legs to watch for danger (7)MEERKAT
- 4 Down: A desert animal with one or two humps on its back (5)CAMEL
- 5 Down: A small red beetle with black spots (7)LADYBUG
- 6 Down: A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls (4)WOLF
🐾 Animals Crossword #2
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Across
- 1. A small animal that stands on its hind legs to watch for danger
- 5. An animal with flat tail that builds dams in rivers
- 6. A farm animal with horns that likes to climb
- 8. A smart ape closely related to humans
Down
- 2. A male chicken that crows in the morning
- 3. A tiny insect that lives in large groups
- 4. A small furry animal with long ears that hops
- 7. A flying animal that comes out at night
Show answers
- 1 Across: A small animal that stands on its hind legs to watch for danger (7)MEERKAT
- 5 Across: An animal with flat tail that builds dams in rivers (6)BEAVER
- 6 Across: A farm animal with horns that likes to climb (4)GOAT
- 8 Across: A smart ape closely related to humans (10)CHIMPANZEE
- 2 Down: A male chicken that crows in the morning (7)ROOSTER
- 3 Down: A tiny insect that lives in large groups (3)ANT
- 4 Down: A small furry animal with long ears that hops (6)RABBIT
- 7 Down: A flying animal that comes out at night (3)BAT
🐾 Animals Crossword #3
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Across
- 2. A colorful fish that nibbles on coral with beak-like teeth
- 5. A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk
- 8. An animal with flat tail that builds dams in rivers
Down
- 1. A pink farm animal with a curly tail
- 3. An ocean animal with eight arms
- 4. A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls
- 6. A large bird with colorful tail feathers
- 7. A bumpy-skinned animal related to frogs
Show answers
- 2 Across: A colorful fish that nibbles on coral with beak-like teeth (10)PARROTFISH
- 5 Across: A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk (8)ELEPHANT
- 8 Across: An animal with flat tail that builds dams in rivers (6)BEAVER
- 1 Down: A pink farm animal with a curly tail (3)PIG
- 3 Down: An ocean animal with eight arms (7)OCTOPUS
- 4 Down: A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls (4)WOLF
- 6 Down: A large bird with colorful tail feathers (6)TURKEY
- 7 Down: A bumpy-skinned animal related to frogs (4)TOAD
🐾 Animals Crossword #4
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Across
- 3. A flying insect that makes honey and buzzes
- 7. A sleek ocean animal that barks and balances balls
- 8. A jumping insect that chirps in grassy fields
- 9. A fuzzy Australian animal that sleeps in trees
- 10. A small wild animal with a bushy tail and pointy ears
Down
- 1. A small animal that stands on its hind legs to watch for danger
- 2. An animal with flat tail that builds dams in rivers
- 4. A bird with beautiful blue and green tail feathers
- 5. A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings
- 6. A very large deer with wide flat antlers
Show answers
- 3 Across: A flying insect that makes honey and buzzes (3)BEE
- 7 Across: A sleek ocean animal that barks and balances balls (4)SEAL
- 8 Across: A jumping insect that chirps in grassy fields (11)GRASSHOPPER
- 9 Across: A fuzzy Australian animal that sleeps in trees (5)KOALA
- 10 Across: A small wild animal with a bushy tail and pointy ears (3)FOX
- 1 Down: A small animal that stands on its hind legs to watch for danger (7)MEERKAT
- 2 Down: An animal with flat tail that builds dams in rivers (6)BEAVER
- 4 Down: A bird with beautiful blue and green tail feathers (7)PEACOCK
- 5 Down: A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings (9)DRAGONFLY
- 6 Down: A very large deer with wide flat antlers (5)MOOSE
🐾 Animals Crossword #5
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Across
- 2. A small furry pet that purrs and meows
- 4. A flying animal that comes out at night
- 5. A beetle that glows in the dark at night
- 7. A large bird with colorful tail feathers
Down
- 1. A large powerful bird with sharp eyes
- 3. A slow animal that carries a shell on its back
- 6. A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws
- 7. A tropical bird with a very large colorful beak
Show answers
- 2 Across: A small furry pet that purrs and meows (3)CAT
- 4 Across: A flying animal that comes out at night (3)BAT
- 5 Across: A beetle that glows in the dark at night (7)FIREFLY
- 7 Across: A large bird with colorful tail feathers (6)TURKEY
- 1 Down: A large powerful bird with sharp eyes (5)EAGLE
- 3 Down: A slow animal that carries a shell on its back (6)TURTLE
- 6 Down: A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws (4)CRAB
- 7 Down: A tropical bird with a very large colorful beak (6)TOUCAN
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