Classic Crosswords Classic Rivers Super Expert — Set 22
🐾 Animals Crossword #1
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Across
- 2. A large bird with colorful tail feathers
- 3. A large animal people ride on
- 5. A common pet that barks and wags its tail
- 6. An ocean animal with eight arms
- 8. A desert animal with one or two humps on its back
Down
- 1. A jumping insect that chirps in grassy fields
- 4. A bird raised on farms for eggs and meat
- 7. A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back
Show answers
- 2 Across: A large bird with colorful tail feathers (6)TURKEY
- 3 Across: A large animal people ride on (5)HORSE
- 5 Across: A common pet that barks and wags its tail (3)DOG
- 6 Across: An ocean animal with eight arms (7)OCTOPUS
- 8 Across: A desert animal with one or two humps on its back (5)CAMEL
- 1 Down: A jumping insect that chirps in grassy fields (11)GRASSHOPPER
- 4 Down: A bird raised on farms for eggs and meat (7)CHICKEN
- 7 Down: A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back (5)SNAIL
🐾 Animals Crossword #2
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Across
- 2. A very large deer with wide flat antlers
- 5. A large reptile with a long snout that lives in water
- 6. A large graceful white bird that lives on lakes
- 7. The largest animal in the ocean
- 9. A large white bear that lives in the Arctic
Down
- 1. A small animal related to a horse with long ears
- 3. A long thin creature that lives in the soil
- 4. A large sea creature with big claws
- 8. A large heavy animal that loves to sit in water
Show answers
- 2 Across: A very large deer with wide flat antlers (5)MOOSE
- 5 Across: A large reptile with a long snout that lives in water (9)CROCODILE
- 6 Across: A large graceful white bird that lives on lakes (4)SWAN
- 7 Across: The largest animal in the ocean (5)WHALE
- 9 Across: A large white bear that lives in the Arctic (10)POLAR BEAR
- 1 Down: A small animal related to a horse with long ears (6)DONKEY
- 3 Down: A long thin creature that lives in the soil (4)WORM
- 4 Down: A large sea creature with big claws (7)LOBSTER
- 8 Down: A large heavy animal that loves to sit in water (5)HIPPO
🐾 Animals Crossword #3
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Across
- 3. A small animal related to a horse with long ears
- 6. A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk
- 8. A beetle that glows in the dark at night
- 9. A jumping insect that chirps in grassy fields
Down
- 1. A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back
- 2. A flying insect that makes honey and buzzes
- 4. An animal that hops and carries babies in a pouch
- 5. A desert animal with one or two humps on its back
- 7. A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws
- 8. An animal that lives in water and has fins
Show answers
- 3 Across: A small animal related to a horse with long ears (6)DONKEY
- 6 Across: A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk (8)ELEPHANT
- 8 Across: A beetle that glows in the dark at night (7)FIREFLY
- 9 Across: A jumping insect that chirps in grassy fields (11)GRASSHOPPER
- 1 Down: A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back (5)SNAIL
- 2 Down: A flying insect that makes honey and buzzes (3)BEE
- 4 Down: An animal that hops and carries babies in a pouch (8)KANGAROO
- 5 Down: A desert animal with one or two humps on its back (5)CAMEL
- 7 Down: A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws (4)CRAB
- 8 Down: An animal that lives in water and has fins (4)FISH
🐾 Animals Crossword #4
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Across
- 3. A large sea animal with long tusks and whiskers
- 5. A small lizard that can climb walls
- 8. A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo
- 9. A tiny insect that lives in large groups
- 10. A small green animal that jumps and lives near water
Down
- 1. An animal that hops and carries babies in a pouch
- 2. A bird that swims in water and quacks
- 4. A large graceful white bird that lives on lakes
- 6. A shellfish with two hard shells that close together
- 7. A playful water animal that floats on its back
Show answers
- 3 Across: A large sea animal with long tusks and whiskers (6)WALRUS
- 5 Across: A small lizard that can climb walls (5)GECKO
- 8 Across: A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo (5)PANDA
- 9 Across: A tiny insect that lives in large groups (3)ANT
- 10 Across: A small green animal that jumps and lives near water (4)FROG
- 1 Down: An animal that hops and carries babies in a pouch (8)KANGAROO
- 2 Down: A bird that swims in water and quacks (4)DUCK
- 4 Down: A large graceful white bird that lives on lakes (4)SWAN
- 6 Down: A shellfish with two hard shells that close together (4)CLAM
- 7 Down: A playful water animal that floats on its back (5)OTTER
🐾 Animals Crossword #5
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Across
- 1. An ocean animal with eight arms
- 3. A bumpy-skinned animal related to frogs
- 6. A tall pink bird that stands on one leg
- 7. A small wild animal with a bushy tail and pointy ears
- 9. A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back
Down
- 2. A small furry pet that purrs and meows
- 4. One of the largest snakes in the world
- 5. A tiny insect that lives in large groups
- 8. An animal that lives in water and has fins
Show answers
- 1 Across: An ocean animal with eight arms (7)OCTOPUS
- 3 Across: A bumpy-skinned animal related to frogs (4)TOAD
- 6 Across: A tall pink bird that stands on one leg (8)FLAMINGO
- 7 Across: A small wild animal with a bushy tail and pointy ears (3)FOX
- 9 Across: A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back (5)SNAIL
- 2 Down: A small furry pet that purrs and meows (3)CAT
- 4 Down: One of the largest snakes in the world (8)ANACONDA
- 5 Down: A tiny insect that lives in large groups (3)ANT
- 8 Down: An animal that lives in water and has fins (4)FISH
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