Quick Crosswords Quick Art Easy — Set 17
Puzzle Set
5 puzzles in this set
🐾 Animals Crossword #1
11×11 grid
Across
- 2 A large tropical lizard with a ridge of spines
- 5 A very large deer with wide flat antlers
- 6 A small animal related to a horse with long ears
Down
- 1 A slow animal that carries a shell on its back
- 3 A tiny insect that lives in large groups
- 4 A common bird with a red breast
Answers
- 2 Across: A large tropical lizard with a ridge of spines (6)IGUANA
- 5 Across: A very large deer with wide flat antlers (5)MOOSE
- 6 Across: A small animal related to a horse with long ears (6)DONKEY
- 1 Down: A slow animal that carries a shell on its back (6)TURTLE
- 3 Down: A tiny insect that lives in large groups (3)ANT
- 4 Down: A common bird with a red breast (5)ROBIN
🐾 Animals Crossword #2
11×11 grid
Across
- 2 A flying animal that comes out at night
- 4 A graceful wild animal with antlers
- 6 A long thin creature that lives in the soil
- 7 A beetle that glows in the dark at night
Down
- 1 A flat ocean fish with a long tail that can sting
- 3 A large black bird known for being very smart
- 5 A large animal people ride on
Answers
- 2 Across: A flying animal that comes out at night (3)BAT
- 4 Across: A graceful wild animal with antlers (4)DEER
- 6 Across: A long thin creature that lives in the soil (4)WORM
- 7 Across: A beetle that glows in the dark at night (7)FIREFLY
- 1 Down: A flat ocean fish with a long tail that can sting (8)STINGRAY
- 3 Down: A large black bird known for being very smart (4)CROW
- 5 Down: A large animal people ride on (5)HORSE
🐾 Animals Crossword #3
11×11 grid
Across
- 2 A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls
- 5 A tiny bird that can hover and fly backward
- 6 A desert animal with one or two humps on its back
Down
- 1 A smart ocean animal that jumps and plays in waves
- 3 A pink farm animal with a curly tail
- 4 A beetle that glows in the dark at night
- 5 A female chicken that lays eggs
Answers
- 2 Across: A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls (4)WOLF
- 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
- 1 Down: A smart ocean animal that jumps and plays in waves (7)DOLPHIN
- 3 Down: A pink farm animal with a curly tail (3)PIG
- 4 Down: A beetle that glows in the dark at night (7)FIREFLY
- 5 Down: A female chicken that lays eggs (3)HEN
🐾 Animals Crossword #4
11×11 grid
Across
- 6 A tiny bird that can hover and fly backward
- 7 A flying animal that comes out at night
Down
- 1 A common bird with a red breast
- 2 A shellfish with two hard shells that close together
- 3 A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo
- 4 A large tropical lizard with a ridge of spines
- 5 An animal that lives in water and has fins
Answers
- 6 Across: A tiny bird that can hover and fly backward (11)HUMMINGBIRD
- 7 Across: A flying animal that comes out at night (3)BAT
- 1 Down: A common bird with a red breast (5)ROBIN
- 2 Down: A shellfish with two hard shells that close together (4)CLAM
- 3 Down: A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo (5)PANDA
- 4 Down: A large tropical lizard with a ridge of spines (6)IGUANA
- 5 Down: An animal that lives in water and has fins (4)FISH
🐾 Animals Crossword #5
11×11 grid
Across
- 1 A flying insect that makes honey and buzzes
- 4 A small animal that stands on its hind legs to watch for danger
- 5 A desert animal with one or two humps on its back
Down
- 2 A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk
- 3 One of the largest snakes in the world
- 4 A large colorful parrot from South America
Answers
- 1 Across: A flying insect that makes honey and buzzes (3)BEE
- 4 Across: A small animal that stands on its hind legs to watch for danger (7)MEERKAT
- 5 Across: A desert animal with one or two humps on its back (5)CAMEL
- 2 Down: A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk (8)ELEPHANT
- 3 Down: One of the largest snakes in the world (8)ANACONDA
- 4 Down: A large colorful parrot from South America (5)MACAW
Solver Notes
- 2. A large tropical lizard with a ridge of spines
- 5. A very large deer with wide flat antlers
- 6. A small animal related to a horse with long ears
- 1. A slow animal that carries a shell on its back
- 3. A tiny insect that lives in large groups
- 4. A common bird with a red breast
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