Puzzle Detail
Classic Crosswords Classic Rivers Expert — Set 18
Puzzle Set
5 puzzles in this set
🐾 Animals Crossword #1
13×13 grid
Across
- 3 A big cat with spotted fur that climbs trees
- 7 A large reptile with a long snout that lives in water
- 8 A horse-like animal with black and white stripes
- 9 A small furry animal with long ears that hops
Down
- 1 A large animal people ride on
- 2 A huge animal with a horn on its nose
- 3 A small reptile with four legs and a tail
- 4 A large white bear that lives in the Arctic
- 5 A small curved sea creature often used in food
- 6 A common pet that barks and wags its tail
Answers
- 3 Across: A big cat with spotted fur that climbs trees (7)LEOPARD
- 7 Across: A large reptile with a long snout that lives in water (9)CROCODILE
- 8 Across: A horse-like animal with black and white stripes (5)ZEBRA
- 9 Across: A small furry animal with long ears that hops (6)RABBIT
- 1 Down: A large animal people ride on (5)HORSE
- 2 Down: A huge animal with a horn on its nose (10)RHINOCEROS
- 3 Down: A small reptile with four legs and a tail (6)LIZARD
- 4 Down: A large white bear that lives in the Arctic (10)POLAR BEAR
- 5 Down: A small curved sea creature often used in food (6)SHRIMP
- 6 Down: A common pet that barks and wags its tail (3)DOG
🐾 Animals Crossword #2
13×13 grid
Across
- 1 A pink farm animal with a curly tail
- 5 One of the largest snakes in the world
- 6 An animal that hops and carries babies in a pouch
- 8 A small furry pet that purrs and meows
- 9 A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls
- 10 A large black bird known for being very smart
- 11 A sleek ocean animal that barks and balances balls
Down
- 1 A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo
- 2 A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings
- 3 A colorful fish that nibbles on coral with beak-like teeth
- 4 A lizard that can change its color
- 7 An ocean animal with eight arms
Answers
- 1 Across: A pink farm animal with a curly tail (3)PIG
- 5 Across: One of the largest snakes in the world (8)ANACONDA
- 6 Across: An animal that hops and carries babies in a pouch (8)KANGAROO
- 8 Across: A small furry pet that purrs and meows (3)CAT
- 9 Across: A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls (4)WOLF
- 10 Across: A large black bird known for being very smart (4)CROW
- 11 Across: A sleek ocean animal that barks and balances balls (4)SEAL
- 1 Down: A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo (5)PANDA
- 2 Down: A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings (9)DRAGONFLY
- 3 Down: A colorful fish that nibbles on coral with beak-like teeth (10)PARROTFISH
- 4 Down: A lizard that can change its color (9)CHAMELEON
- 7 Down: An ocean animal with eight arms (7)OCTOPUS
🐾 Animals Crossword #3
13×13 grid
Across
- 2 A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls
- 4 A tall pink bird that stands on one leg
- 6 A very large deer with wide flat antlers
- 7 A tiny insect that lives in large groups
Down
- 1 A small brown bird found in many places
- 3 A big wild cat called the king of the jungle
- 4 A small wild animal with a bushy tail and pointy ears
- 5 A large furry animal that hibernates in winter
Answers
- 2 Across: A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls (4)WOLF
- 4 Across: A tall pink bird that stands on one leg (8)FLAMINGO
- 6 Across: A very large deer with wide flat antlers (5)MOOSE
- 7 Across: A tiny insect that lives in large groups (3)ANT
- 1 Down: A small brown bird found in many places (7)SPARROW
- 3 Down: A big wild cat called the king of the jungle (4)LION
- 4 Down: A small wild animal with a bushy tail and pointy ears (3)FOX
- 5 Down: A large furry animal that hibernates in winter (4)BEAR
🐾 Animals Crossword #4
13×13 grid
Across
- 3 A horse-like animal with black and white stripes
- 4 A small wild animal with a bushy tail and pointy ears
- 7 A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk
- 9 A large tropical lizard with a ridge of spines
Down
- 1 A small animal covered in sharp spines
- 2 A small animal related to a horse with long ears
- 5 A flying animal that comes out at night
- 6 A female chicken that lays eggs
- 8 A colorful bird that can copy human speech
Answers
- 3 Across: A horse-like animal with black and white stripes (5)ZEBRA
- 4 Across: A small wild animal with a bushy tail and pointy ears (3)FOX
- 7 Across: A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk (8)ELEPHANT
- 9 Across: A large tropical lizard with a ridge of spines (6)IGUANA
- 1 Down: A small animal covered in sharp spines (8)HEDGEHOG
- 2 Down: A small animal related to a horse with long ears (6)DONKEY
- 5 Down: A flying animal that comes out at night (3)BAT
- 6 Down: A female chicken that lays eggs (3)HEN
- 8 Down: A colorful bird that can copy human speech (6)PARROT
🐾 Animals Crossword #5
13×13 grid
Across
- 5 A large reptile with a wide flat snout
- 7 A male chicken that crows in the morning
- 10 A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back
Down
- 1 A small orange fish often kept as a pet
- 2 A slow animal that carries a shell on its back
- 3 A small reptile with four legs and a tail
- 4 A colorful bird that can copy human speech
- 6 A beetle that glows in the dark at night
- 8 A bumpy-skinned animal related to frogs
- 9 A common bird with a red breast
Answers
- 5 Across: A large reptile with a wide flat snout (9)ALLIGATOR
- 7 Across: A male chicken that crows in the morning (7)ROOSTER
- 10 Across: A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back (5)SNAIL
- 1 Down: A small orange fish often kept as a pet (8)GOLDFISH
- 2 Down: A slow animal that carries a shell on its back (6)TURTLE
- 3 Down: A small reptile with four legs and a tail (6)LIZARD
- 4 Down: A colorful bird that can copy human speech (6)PARROT
- 6 Down: A beetle that glows in the dark at night (7)FIREFLY
- 8 Down: A bumpy-skinned animal related to frogs (4)TOAD
- 9 Down: A common bird with a red breast (5)ROBIN
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Across
- 3. A big cat with spotted fur that climbs trees
- 7. A large reptile with a long snout that lives in water
- 8. A horse-like animal with black and white stripes
- 9. A small furry animal with long ears that hops
Down
- 1. A large animal people ride on
- 2. A huge animal with a horn on its nose
- 3. A small reptile with four legs and a tail
- 4. A large white bear that lives in the Arctic
- 5. A small curved sea creature often used in food
- 6. A common pet that barks and wags its tail
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