Classic Crosswords Classic Pop Medium — Set 18
Puzzle Set
5 puzzles in this set
🐾 Animals Crossword #1
13×13 grid
Across
- 3 A small reptile with four legs and a tail
- 5 A large graceful white bird that lives on lakes
- 6 A large heavy animal that loves to sit in water
- 8 A large powerful bird with sharp eyes
Down
- 1 A pink farm animal with a curly tail
- 2 A large reptile with a long snout that lives in water
- 4 A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo
- 7 A colorful bird that can copy human speech
Answers
- 3 Across: A small reptile with four legs and a tail (6)LIZARD
- 5 Across: A large graceful white bird that lives on lakes (4)SWAN
- 6 Across: A large heavy animal that loves to sit in water (5)HIPPO
- 8 Across: A large powerful bird with sharp eyes (5)EAGLE
- 1 Down: A pink farm animal with a curly tail (3)PIG
- 2 Down: A large reptile with a long snout that lives in water (9)CROCODILE
- 4 Down: A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo (5)PANDA
- 7 Down: A colorful bird that can copy human speech (6)PARROT
🐾 Animals Crossword #2
13×13 grid
Across
- 3 A tiny insect that lives in large groups
- 5 A large animal people ride on
- 6 A star-shaped sea creature with five arms
- 7 A tall animal related to camels from South America
- 8 A common bird with a red breast
Down
- 1 A fuzzy worm-like creature that turns into a butterfly
- 2 A tiny ocean fish shaped like a horse
- 4 A playful water animal that floats on its back
Answers
- 3 Across: A tiny insect that lives in large groups (3)ANT
- 5 Across: A large animal people ride on (5)HORSE
- 6 Across: A star-shaped sea creature with five arms (8)STARFISH
- 7 Across: A tall animal related to camels from South America (5)LLAMA
- 8 Across: A common bird with a red breast (5)ROBIN
- 1 Down: A fuzzy worm-like creature that turns into a butterfly (11)CATERPILLAR
- 2 Down: A tiny ocean fish shaped like a horse (8)SEAHORSE
- 4 Down: A playful water animal that floats on its back (5)OTTER
🐾 Animals Crossword #3
13×13 grid
Across
- 2 A fuzzy Australian animal that sleeps in trees
- 3 A large animal people ride on
- 5 A tropical bird with a very large colorful beak
- 6 A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls
- 7 A large ocean fish with sharp teeth
- 8 An animal that lives in water and has fins
Down
- 1 A colorful fish that nibbles on coral with beak-like teeth
- 4 A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws
Answers
- 2 Across: A fuzzy Australian animal that sleeps in trees (5)KOALA
- 3 Across: A large animal people ride on (5)HORSE
- 5 Across: A tropical bird with a very large colorful beak (6)TOUCAN
- 6 Across: A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls (4)WOLF
- 7 Across: A large ocean fish with sharp teeth (5)SHARK
- 8 Across: An animal that lives in water and has fins (4)FISH
- 1 Down: A colorful fish that nibbles on coral with beak-like teeth (10)PARROTFISH
- 4 Down: A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws (4)CRAB
🐾 Animals Crossword #4
13×13 grid
Across
- 3 A large colorful parrot from South America
- 6 A tiny bird that can hover and fly backward
- 8 A tiny insect that lives in large groups
- 9 An ocean animal with eight arms
Down
- 1 A long thin creature that lives in the soil
- 2 A colorful fish that nibbles on coral with beak-like teeth
- 4 A bird raised on farms for eggs and meat
- 5 A big wild cat with orange and black stripes
- 7 A large furry animal that hibernates in winter
Answers
- 3 Across: A large colorful parrot from South America (5)MACAW
- 6 Across: A tiny bird that can hover and fly backward (11)HUMMINGBIRD
- 8 Across: A tiny insect that lives in large groups (3)ANT
- 9 Across: An ocean animal with eight arms (7)OCTOPUS
- 1 Down: A long thin creature that lives in the soil (4)WORM
- 2 Down: A colorful fish that nibbles on coral with beak-like teeth (10)PARROTFISH
- 4 Down: A bird raised on farms for eggs and meat (7)CHICKEN
- 5 Down: A big wild cat with orange and black stripes (5)TIGER
- 7 Down: A large furry animal that hibernates in winter (4)BEAR
🐾 Animals Crossword #5
13×13 grid
Across
- 1 A colorful insect with large wings
- 3 A tropical bird with a very large colorful beak
- 5 A colorful fish that nibbles on coral with beak-like teeth
- 7 A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk
Down
- 1 A large furry animal that hibernates in winter
- 2 A tall animal related to camels from South America
- 3 A big wild cat with orange and black stripes
- 4 A playful water animal that floats on its back
- 6 A tiny insect that lives in large groups
Answers
- 1 Across: A colorful insect with large wings (9)BUTTERFLY
- 3 Across: A tropical bird with a very large colorful beak (6)TOUCAN
- 5 Across: A colorful fish that nibbles on coral with beak-like teeth (10)PARROTFISH
- 7 Across: A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk (8)ELEPHANT
- 1 Down: A large furry animal that hibernates in winter (4)BEAR
- 2 Down: A tall animal related to camels from South America (5)LLAMA
- 3 Down: A big wild cat with orange and black stripes (5)TIGER
- 4 Down: A playful water animal that floats on its back (5)OTTER
- 6 Down: A tiny insect that lives in large groups (3)ANT
Solver Notes
- 3. A small reptile with four legs and a tail
- 5. A large graceful white bird that lives on lakes
- 6. A large heavy animal that loves to sit in water
- 8. A large powerful bird with sharp eyes
- 1. A pink farm animal with a curly tail
- 2. A large reptile with a long snout that lives in water
- 4. A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo
- 7. A colorful bird that can copy human speech
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