Classic Crosswords Classic Rock Music Super Expert — Set 17
🐾 Animals Crossword #1
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Across
- 1. A graceful wild animal with antlers
- 3. A large heavy animal that loves to sit in water
- 5. A large animal people ride on
- 7. A bird raised on farms for eggs and meat
- 8. A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo
Down
- 2. A huge animal with a horn on its nose
- 4. A see-through ocean animal that can sting
- 6. An animal with feathers and wings that can usually fly
Show answers
- 1 Across: A graceful wild animal with antlers (4)DEER
- 3 Across: A large heavy animal that loves to sit in water (5)HIPPO
- 5 Across: A large animal people ride on (5)HORSE
- 7 Across: A bird raised on farms for eggs and meat (7)CHICKEN
- 8 Across: A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo (5)PANDA
- 2 Down: A huge animal with a horn on its nose (10)RHINOCEROS
- 4 Down: A see-through ocean animal that can sting (9)JELLYFISH
- 6 Down: An animal with feathers and wings that can usually fly (4)BIRD
🐾 Animals Crossword #2
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Across
- 5. A huge animal with a horn on its nose
- 7. A large white bear that lives in the Arctic
- 8. A small furry animal with long ears that hops
Down
- 1. A small animal with a big bushy tail that collects nuts
- 2. A small lizard that can climb walls
- 3. A large black bird known for being very smart
- 4. A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk
- 6. A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws
Show answers
- 5 Across: A huge animal with a horn on its nose (10)RHINOCEROS
- 7 Across: A large white bear that lives in the Arctic (10)POLAR BEAR
- 8 Across: A small furry animal with long ears that hops (6)RABBIT
- 1 Down: A small animal with a big bushy tail that collects nuts (8)SQUIRREL
- 2 Down: A small lizard that can climb walls (5)GECKO
- 3 Down: A large black bird known for being very smart (4)CROW
- 4 Down: A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk (8)ELEPHANT
- 6 Down: A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws (4)CRAB
🐾 Animals Crossword #3
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Across
- 2. An animal with flat tail that builds dams in rivers
- 4. A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo
- 6. A playful water animal that floats on its back
- 8. A bumpy-skinned animal related to frogs
- 9. A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk
Down
- 1. An animal that hops and carries babies in a pouch
- 3. A large reptile with a long snout that lives in water
- 4. A colorful bird that can copy human speech
- 5. A flat ocean fish with a long tail that can sting
- 7. A big wild cat with orange and black stripes
Show answers
- 2 Across: An animal with flat tail that builds dams in rivers (6)BEAVER
- 4 Across: A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo (5)PANDA
- 6 Across: A playful water animal that floats on its back (5)OTTER
- 8 Across: A bumpy-skinned animal related to frogs (4)TOAD
- 9 Across: A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk (8)ELEPHANT
- 1 Down: An animal that hops and carries babies in a pouch (8)KANGAROO
- 3 Down: A large reptile with a long snout that lives in water (9)CROCODILE
- 4 Down: A colorful bird that can copy human speech (6)PARROT
- 5 Down: A flat ocean fish with a long tail that can sting (8)STINGRAY
- 7 Down: A big wild cat with orange and black stripes (5)TIGER
🐾 Animals Crossword #4
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Across
- 1. A horse-like animal with black and white stripes
- 5. A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws
- 6. A small reptile with four legs and a tail
- 7. A large tropical lizard with a ridge of spines
- 9. An animal with flat tail that builds dams in rivers
- 11. A small wild animal with a bushy tail and pointy ears
- 12. The largest animal in the ocean
Down
- 2. A common bird with a red breast
- 3. A large bird with a pouch under its beak for catching fish
- 4. A large powerful bird with sharp eyes
- 8. The tallest animal in the world with a very long neck
- 10. A tiny insect that lives in large groups
Show answers
- 1 Across: A horse-like animal with black and white stripes (5)ZEBRA
- 5 Across: A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws (4)CRAB
- 6 Across: A small reptile with four legs and a tail (6)LIZARD
- 7 Across: A large tropical lizard with a ridge of spines (6)IGUANA
- 9 Across: An animal with flat tail that builds dams in rivers (6)BEAVER
- 11 Across: A small wild animal with a bushy tail and pointy ears (3)FOX
- 12 Across: The largest animal in the ocean (5)WHALE
- 2 Down: A common bird with a red breast (5)ROBIN
- 3 Down: A large bird with a pouch under its beak for catching fish (7)PELICAN
- 4 Down: A large powerful bird with sharp eyes (5)EAGLE
- 8 Down: The tallest animal in the world with a very long neck (7)GIRAFFE
- 10 Down: A tiny insect that lives in large groups (3)ANT
🐾 Animals Crossword #5
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Across
- 3. A large farm animal that gives us milk
- 6. A tiny insect that lives in large groups
- 7. A furry animal with a black mask on its face
- 9. A jumping insect that chirps in grassy fields
Down
- 1. A fuzzy Australian animal that sleeps in trees
- 2. A tiny ocean fish shaped like a horse
- 3. A small furry pet that purrs and meows
- 4. A small curved sea creature often used in food
- 5. A big cat with spotted fur that climbs trees
- 8. A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls
- 9. A very large strong ape that lives in forests
Show answers
- 3 Across: A large farm animal that gives us milk (3)COW
- 6 Across: A tiny insect that lives in large groups (3)ANT
- 7 Across: A furry animal with a black mask on its face (7)RACCOON
- 9 Across: A jumping insect that chirps in grassy fields (11)GRASSHOPPER
- 1 Down: A fuzzy Australian animal that sleeps in trees (5)KOALA
- 2 Down: A tiny ocean fish shaped like a horse (8)SEAHORSE
- 3 Down: A small furry pet that purrs and meows (3)CAT
- 4 Down: A small curved sea creature often used in food (6)SHRIMP
- 5 Down: A big cat with spotted fur that climbs trees (7)LEOPARD
- 8 Down: A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls (4)WOLF
- 9 Down: A very large strong ape that lives in forests (7)GORILLA
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