Quick Crosswords Quick Capitals Hard — Set 20
🐾 Animals Crossword #1
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Across
- 2. The largest animal in the ocean
- 3. A beetle that glows in the dark at night
- 5. A large ocean fish with sharp teeth
- 6. A small pet rodent with pouchy cheeks
Down
- 1. A desert animal with one or two humps on its back
- 4. A large tropical lizard with a ridge of spines
Show answers
- 2 Across: The largest animal in the ocean (5)WHALE
- 3 Across: A beetle that glows in the dark at night (7)FIREFLY
- 5 Across: A large ocean fish with sharp teeth (5)SHARK
- 6 Across: A small pet rodent with pouchy cheeks (7)HAMSTER
- 1 Down: A desert animal with one or two humps on its back (5)CAMEL
- 4 Down: A large tropical lizard with a ridge of spines (6)IGUANA
🐾 Animals Crossword #2
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Across
- 1. A shellfish with two hard shells that close together
- 5. An animal that lives in water and has fins
- 7. A smart ape closely related to humans
- 8. A large white bear that lives in the Arctic
Down
- 2. A large reptile with a wide flat snout
- 3. A common bird with a red breast
- 4. A bird that swims in water and quacks
- 6. A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk
Show answers
- 1 Across: A shellfish with two hard shells that close together (4)CLAM
- 5 Across: An animal that lives in water and has fins (4)FISH
- 7 Across: A smart ape closely related to humans (10)CHIMPANZEE
- 8 Across: A large white bear that lives in the Arctic (10)POLAR BEAR
- 2 Down: A large reptile with a wide flat snout (9)ALLIGATOR
- 3 Down: A common bird with a red breast (5)ROBIN
- 4 Down: A bird that swims in water and quacks (4)DUCK
- 6 Down: A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk (8)ELEPHANT
🐾 Animals Crossword #3
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Across
- 3. A colorful insect with large wings
- 6. A large heavy animal that loves to sit in water
- 8. A fuzzy worm-like creature that turns into a butterfly
Down
- 1. A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls
- 2. A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings
- 4. A big wild cat with orange and black stripes
- 5. A large colorful parrot from South America
- 7. A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws
Show answers
- 3 Across: A colorful insect with large wings (9)BUTTERFLY
- 6 Across: A large heavy animal that loves to sit in water (5)HIPPO
- 8 Across: A fuzzy worm-like creature that turns into a butterfly (11)CATERPILLAR
- 1 Down: A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls (4)WOLF
- 2 Down: A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings (9)DRAGONFLY
- 4 Down: A big wild cat with orange and black stripes (5)TIGER
- 5 Down: A large colorful parrot from South America (5)MACAW
- 7 Down: A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws (4)CRAB
🐾 Animals Crossword #4
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Across
- 1. An ocean animal with eight arms
- 6. A long thin creature that lives in the soil
- 7. A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo
Down
- 2. A small curved sea creature often used in food
- 3. A flat ocean fish with a long tail that can sting
- 4. A common pet that barks and wags its tail
- 5. A fuzzy Australian animal that sleeps in trees
Show answers
- 1 Across: An ocean animal with eight arms (7)OCTOPUS
- 6 Across: A long thin creature that lives in the soil (4)WORM
- 7 Across: A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo (5)PANDA
- 2 Down: A small curved sea creature often used in food (6)SHRIMP
- 3 Down: A flat ocean fish with a long tail that can sting (8)STINGRAY
- 4 Down: A common pet that barks and wags its tail (3)DOG
- 5 Down: A fuzzy Australian animal that sleeps in trees (5)KOALA
🐾 Animals Crossword #5
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Across
- 1. A tall animal related to camels from South America
- 3. A smart ocean animal that jumps and plays in waves
- 5. A large bird with colorful tail feathers
Down
- 2. A playful animal that swings from trees
- 3. A common pet that barks and wags its tail
- 4. A colorful bird that can copy human speech
Show answers
- 1 Across: A tall animal related to camels from South America (5)LLAMA
- 3 Across: A smart ocean animal that jumps and plays in waves (7)DOLPHIN
- 5 Across: A large bird with colorful tail feathers (6)TURKEY
- 2 Down: A playful animal that swings from trees (6)MONKEY
- 3 Down: A common pet that barks and wags its tail (3)DOG
- 4 Down: A colorful bird that can copy human speech (6)PARROT
Solver Notes
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