Classic Crosswords Classic Travel Hard — Set 24
🐾 Animals Crossword #1
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Across
- 1. A fuzzy worm-like creature that turns into a butterfly
- 2. A colorful bird that can copy human speech
- 3. A small reptile with four legs and a tail
- 6. A smart ocean animal that jumps and plays in waves
- 7. A large animal people ride on
Down
- 1. A desert animal with one or two humps on its back
- 2. A colorful fish that nibbles on coral with beak-like teeth
- 4. A large ocean fish with sharp teeth
- 5. A long reptile with no legs that slithers
Show answers
- 1 Across: A fuzzy worm-like creature that turns into a butterfly (11)CATERPILLAR
- 2 Across: A colorful bird that can copy human speech (6)PARROT
- 3 Across: A small reptile with four legs and a tail (6)LIZARD
- 6 Across: A smart ocean animal that jumps and plays in waves (7)DOLPHIN
- 7 Across: A large animal people ride on (5)HORSE
- 1 Down: A desert animal with one or two humps on its back (5)CAMEL
- 2 Down: A colorful fish that nibbles on coral with beak-like teeth (10)PARROTFISH
- 4 Down: A large ocean fish with sharp teeth (5)SHARK
- 5 Down: A long reptile with no legs that slithers (5)SNAKE
🐾 Animals Crossword #2
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Across
- 4. A small animal with a big bushy tail that collects nuts
- 5. A beetle that glows in the dark at night
- 7. A playful water animal that floats on its back
- 10. A large tropical lizard with a ridge of spines
- 11. A large bird with colorful tail feathers
Down
- 1. A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back
- 2. A tiny bird that can hover and fly backward
- 3. A graceful wild animal with antlers
- 4. A fluffy farm animal that gives us wool
- 6. A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk
- 8. A large animal people ride on
- 9. A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo
Show answers
- 4 Across: A small animal with a big bushy tail that collects nuts (8)SQUIRREL
- 5 Across: A beetle that glows in the dark at night (7)FIREFLY
- 7 Across: A playful water animal that floats on its back (5)OTTER
- 10 Across: A large tropical lizard with a ridge of spines (6)IGUANA
- 11 Across: A large bird with colorful tail feathers (6)TURKEY
- 1 Down: A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back (5)SNAIL
- 2 Down: A tiny bird that can hover and fly backward (11)HUMMINGBIRD
- 3 Down: A graceful wild animal with antlers (4)DEER
- 4 Down: A fluffy farm animal that gives us wool (5)SHEEP
- 6 Down: A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk (8)ELEPHANT
- 8 Down: A large animal people ride on (5)HORSE
- 9 Down: A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo (5)PANDA
🐾 Animals Crossword #3
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Across
- 2. A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo
- 5. A small curved sea creature often used in food
- 6. A small pet rodent with pouchy cheeks
- 8. A farm animal with horns that likes to climb
Down
- 1. A large sea animal with long tusks and whiskers
- 3. A large reptile with a wide flat snout
- 4. A large powerful bird with sharp eyes
- 7. A common bird with a red breast
Show answers
- 2 Across: A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo (5)PANDA
- 5 Across: A small curved sea creature often used in food (6)SHRIMP
- 6 Across: A small pet rodent with pouchy cheeks (7)HAMSTER
- 8 Across: A farm animal with horns that likes to climb (4)GOAT
- 1 Down: A large sea animal with long tusks and whiskers (6)WALRUS
- 3 Down: A large reptile with a wide flat snout (9)ALLIGATOR
- 4 Down: A large powerful bird with sharp eyes (5)EAGLE
- 7 Down: A common bird with a red breast (5)ROBIN
🐾 Animals Crossword #4
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Across
- 1. A small green animal that jumps and lives near water
- 4. A big wild cat called the king of the jungle
- 7. A large reptile with a long snout that lives in water
- 8. A flying insect that makes honey and buzzes
- 9. A small wild animal with a bushy tail and pointy ears
Down
- 2. A huge animal with a horn on its nose
- 3. A small creature with eight legs that spins webs
- 5. A small red beetle with black spots
- 6. A long thin creature that lives in the soil
Show answers
- 1 Across: A small green animal that jumps and lives near water (4)FROG
- 4 Across: A big wild cat called the king of the jungle (4)LION
- 7 Across: A large reptile with a long snout that lives in water (9)CROCODILE
- 8 Across: A flying insect that makes honey and buzzes (3)BEE
- 9 Across: A small wild animal with a bushy tail and pointy ears (3)FOX
- 2 Down: A huge animal with a horn on its nose (10)RHINOCEROS
- 3 Down: A small creature with eight legs that spins webs (6)SPIDER
- 5 Down: A small red beetle with black spots (7)LADYBUG
- 6 Down: A long thin creature that lives in the soil (4)WORM
🐾 Animals Crossword #5
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Across
- 4. The fastest land animal with spotted fur
- 5. A large reptile with a long snout that lives in water
- 7. A large white bear that lives in the Arctic
- 9. A playful animal that swings from trees
Down
- 1. A large animal people ride on
- 2. A fluffy farm animal that gives us wool
- 3. A small pet rodent with pouchy cheeks
- 6. A graceful wild animal with antlers
- 8. A big wild cat called the king of the jungle
Show answers
- 4 Across: The fastest land animal with spotted fur (7)CHEETAH
- 5 Across: A large reptile with a long snout that lives in water (9)CROCODILE
- 7 Across: A large white bear that lives in the Arctic (10)POLAR BEAR
- 9 Across: A playful animal that swings from trees (6)MONKEY
- 1 Down: A large animal people ride on (5)HORSE
- 2 Down: A fluffy farm animal that gives us wool (5)SHEEP
- 3 Down: A small pet rodent with pouchy cheeks (7)HAMSTER
- 6 Down: A graceful wild animal with antlers (4)DEER
- 8 Down: A big wild cat called the king of the jungle (4)LION
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