Classic Crosswords Classic Sculpture Medium — Set 21
🐾 Animals Crossword #1
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Across
- 1. A small pet rodent with pouchy cheeks
- 5. A flying insect that makes honey and buzzes
- 6. A small reptile with four legs and a tail
- 8. A large heavy animal that loves to sit in water
- 9. A large furry animal that hibernates in winter
Down
- 1. A tiny bird that can hover and fly backward
- 2. A small furry animal with long ears that hops
- 3. A lizard that can change its color
- 4. A small animal covered in sharp spines
- 7. A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls
Show answers
- 1 Across: A small pet rodent with pouchy cheeks (7)HAMSTER
- 5 Across: A flying insect that makes honey and buzzes (3)BEE
- 6 Across: A small reptile with four legs and a tail (6)LIZARD
- 8 Across: A large heavy animal that loves to sit in water (5)HIPPO
- 9 Across: A large furry animal that hibernates in winter (4)BEAR
- 1 Down: A tiny bird that can hover and fly backward (11)HUMMINGBIRD
- 2 Down: A small furry animal with long ears that hops (6)RABBIT
- 3 Down: A lizard that can change its color (9)CHAMELEON
- 4 Down: A small animal covered in sharp spines (8)HEDGEHOG
- 7 Down: A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls (4)WOLF
🐾 Animals Crossword #2
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Across
- 3. A flying animal that comes out at night
- 4. A large animal people ride on
- 5. The tallest animal in the world with a very long neck
- 7. A big wild cat called the king of the jungle
- 8. A beetle that glows in the dark at night
Down
- 1. A fuzzy worm-like creature that turns into a butterfly
- 2. A lizard that can change its color
- 6. A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls
Show answers
- 3 Across: A flying animal that comes out at night (3)BAT
- 4 Across: A large animal people ride on (5)HORSE
- 5 Across: The tallest animal in the world with a very long neck (7)GIRAFFE
- 7 Across: A big wild cat called the king of the jungle (4)LION
- 8 Across: A beetle that glows in the dark at night (7)FIREFLY
- 1 Down: A fuzzy worm-like creature that turns into a butterfly (11)CATERPILLAR
- 2 Down: A lizard that can change its color (9)CHAMELEON
- 6 Down: A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls (4)WOLF
🐾 Animals Crossword #3
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Across
- 5. A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws
- 6. A smart ape closely related to humans
- 7. A flying insect that makes honey and buzzes
Down
- 1. A slow animal that carries a shell on its back
- 2. A small furry animal with long ears that hops
- 3. A horse-like animal with black and white stripes
- 4. A lizard that can change its color
- 7. An animal with feathers and wings that can usually fly
Show answers
- 5 Across: A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws (4)CRAB
- 6 Across: A smart ape closely related to humans (10)CHIMPANZEE
- 7 Across: A flying insect that makes honey and buzzes (3)BEE
- 1 Down: A slow animal that carries a shell on its back (6)TURTLE
- 2 Down: A small furry animal with long ears that hops (6)RABBIT
- 3 Down: A horse-like animal with black and white stripes (5)ZEBRA
- 4 Down: A lizard that can change its color (9)CHAMELEON
- 7 Down: An animal with feathers and wings that can usually fly (4)BIRD
🐾 Animals Crossword #4
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Across
- 2. A graceful wild animal with antlers
- 5. A big cat with spotted fur that climbs trees
- 6. A star-shaped sea creature with five arms
- 7. A flying insect that makes honey and buzzes
Down
- 1. A see-through ocean animal that can sting
- 3. A large reptile with a long snout that lives in water
- 4. A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws
- 6. A small creature with eight legs that spins webs
Show answers
- 2 Across: A graceful wild animal with antlers (4)DEER
- 5 Across: A big cat with spotted fur that climbs trees (7)LEOPARD
- 6 Across: A star-shaped sea creature with five arms (8)STARFISH
- 7 Across: A flying insect that makes honey and buzzes (3)BEE
- 1 Down: A see-through ocean animal that can sting (9)JELLYFISH
- 3 Down: A large reptile with a long snout that lives in water (9)CROCODILE
- 4 Down: A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws (4)CRAB
- 6 Down: A small creature with eight legs that spins webs (6)SPIDER
🐾 Animals Crossword #5
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Across
- 7. A large colorful parrot from South America
- 8. A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back
- 9. A large tropical lizard with a ridge of spines
Down
- 1. A smart ape closely related to humans
- 2. A desert animal with one or two humps on its back
- 3. A large animal people ride on
- 4. A small furry animal with long ears that hops
- 5. A fuzzy Australian animal that sleeps in trees
- 6. A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo
Show answers
- 7 Across: A large colorful parrot from South America (5)MACAW
- 8 Across: A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back (5)SNAIL
- 9 Across: A large tropical lizard with a ridge of spines (6)IGUANA
- 1 Down: A smart ape closely related to humans (10)CHIMPANZEE
- 2 Down: A desert animal with one or two humps on its back (5)CAMEL
- 3 Down: A large animal people ride on (5)HORSE
- 4 Down: A small furry animal with long ears that hops (6)RABBIT
- 5 Down: A fuzzy Australian animal that sleeps in trees (5)KOALA
- 6 Down: A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo (5)PANDA
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