Quick Crosswords Quick Animals Hard — Set 23
Puzzle Set
5 puzzles in this set
🐾 Animals Crossword #1
11×11 grid
Across
- 3 A lizard that can change its color
- 4 A playful animal that swings from trees
- 7 A large powerful bird with sharp eyes
Down
- 1 A flying insect that makes honey and buzzes
- 2 A long reptile with no legs that slithers
- 5 A bird with big eyes that hunts at night
- 6 A flying animal that comes out at night
Answers
- 3 Across: A lizard that can change its color (9)CHAMELEON
- 4 Across: A playful animal that swings from trees (6)MONKEY
- 7 Across: A large powerful bird with sharp eyes (5)EAGLE
- 1 Down: A flying insect that makes honey and buzzes (3)BEE
- 2 Down: A long reptile with no legs that slithers (5)SNAKE
- 5 Down: A bird with big eyes that hunts at night (3)OWL
- 6 Down: A flying animal that comes out at night (3)BAT
🐾 Animals Crossword #2
11×11 grid
Across
- 1 A very large deer with wide flat antlers
- 5 A tiny bird that can hover and fly backward
- 6 A desert animal with one or two humps on its back
Down
- 2 A large ocean fish with sharp teeth
- 3 A fluffy farm animal that gives us wool
- 4 A small reptile with four legs and a tail
Answers
- 1 Across: A very large deer with wide flat antlers (5)MOOSE
- 5 Across: A tiny bird that can hover and fly backward (11)HUMMINGBIRD
- 6 Across: A desert animal with one or two humps on its back (5)CAMEL
- 2 Down: A large ocean fish with sharp teeth (5)SHARK
- 3 Down: A fluffy farm animal that gives us wool (5)SHEEP
- 4 Down: A small reptile with four legs and a tail (6)LIZARD
🐾 Animals Crossword #3
11×11 grid
Across
- 1 An ocean animal with eight arms
- 5 A big wild cat called the king of the jungle
- 6 A tiny insect that lives in large groups
- 7 A small green animal that jumps and lives near water
- 8 A small reptile with four legs and a tail
Down
- 2 A flat ocean fish with a long tail that can sting
- 3 A slow animal that carries a shell on its back
- 4 A large powerful bird with sharp eyes
Answers
- 1 Across: An ocean animal with eight arms (7)OCTOPUS
- 5 Across: A big wild cat called the king of the jungle (4)LION
- 6 Across: A tiny insect that lives in large groups (3)ANT
- 7 Across: A small green animal that jumps and lives near water (4)FROG
- 8 Across: A small reptile with four legs and a tail (6)LIZARD
- 2 Down: A flat ocean fish with a long tail that can sting (8)STINGRAY
- 3 Down: A slow animal that carries a shell on its back (6)TURTLE
- 4 Down: A large powerful bird with sharp eyes (5)EAGLE
🐾 Animals Crossword #4
11×11 grid
Across
- 1 A large black bird known for being very smart
- 2 A flying insect that makes honey and buzzes
- 5 A tall pink bird that stands on one leg
- 6 A small animal with a big bushy tail that collects nuts
Down
- 1 The fastest land animal with spotted fur
- 3 A small creature with eight legs that spins webs
- 4 A small wild animal with a bushy tail and pointy ears
Answers
- 1 Across: A large black bird known for being very smart (4)CROW
- 2 Across: A flying insect that makes honey and buzzes (3)BEE
- 5 Across: A tall pink bird that stands on one leg (8)FLAMINGO
- 6 Across: A small animal with a big bushy tail that collects nuts (8)SQUIRREL
- 1 Down: The fastest land animal with spotted fur (7)CHEETAH
- 3 Down: A small creature with eight legs that spins webs (6)SPIDER
- 4 Down: A small wild animal with a bushy tail and pointy ears (3)FOX
🐾 Animals Crossword #5
11×11 grid
Across
- 1 A small green animal that jumps and lives near water
- 4 A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings
- 5 A pink farm animal with a curly tail
Down
- 1 A beetle that glows in the dark at night
- 2 A bird with big eyes that hunts at night
- 3 A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back
Answers
- 1 Across: A small green animal that jumps and lives near water (4)FROG
- 4 Across: A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings (9)DRAGONFLY
- 5 Across: A pink farm animal with a curly tail (3)PIG
- 1 Down: A beetle that glows in the dark at night (7)FIREFLY
- 2 Down: A bird with big eyes that hunts at night (3)OWL
- 3 Down: A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back (5)SNAIL
Solver Notes
- 3. A lizard that can change its color
- 4. A playful animal that swings from trees
- 7. A large powerful bird with sharp eyes
- 1. A flying insect that makes honey and buzzes
- 2. A long reptile with no legs that slithers
- 5. A bird with big eyes that hunts at night
- 6. A flying animal that comes out at night
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