Quick Crosswords Quick Capitals Medium — Set 23
Puzzle Set
5 puzzles in this set
🐾 Animals Crossword #1
11×11 grid
Across
- 2 A large reptile with a wide flat snout
- 3 A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings
- 5 A star-shaped sea creature with five arms
- 6 A playful animal that swings from trees
- 7 A flying animal that comes out at night
Down
- 1 A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls
- 4 One of the largest snakes in the world
Answers
- 2 Across: A large reptile with a wide flat snout (9)ALLIGATOR
- 3 Across: A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings (9)DRAGONFLY
- 5 Across: A star-shaped sea creature with five arms (8)STARFISH
- 6 Across: A playful animal that swings from trees (6)MONKEY
- 7 Across: A flying animal that comes out at night (3)BAT
- 1 Down: A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls (4)WOLF
- 4 Down: One of the largest snakes in the world (8)ANACONDA
🐾 Animals Crossword #2
11×11 grid
Across
- 4 An animal that hops and carries babies in a pouch
- 5 A large farm animal that gives us milk
- 6 A desert animal with one or two humps on its back
Down
- 1 A bird with beautiful blue and green tail feathers
- 2 The largest animal in the ocean
- 3 A tropical bird with a very large colorful beak
Answers
- 4 Across: An animal that hops and carries babies in a pouch (8)KANGAROO
- 5 Across: A large farm animal that gives us milk (3)COW
- 6 Across: A desert animal with one or two humps on its back (5)CAMEL
- 1 Down: A bird with beautiful blue and green tail feathers (7)PEACOCK
- 2 Down: The largest animal in the ocean (5)WHALE
- 3 Down: A tropical bird with a very large colorful beak (6)TOUCAN
🐾 Animals Crossword #3
11×11 grid
Across
- 1 A small animal that stands on its hind legs to watch for danger
- 5 A large heavy animal that loves to sit in water
- 6 A tall animal related to camels from South America
- 7 A big wild cat with orange and black stripes
Down
- 2 A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk
- 3 A farm animal with horns that likes to climb
- 4 A big cat with spotted fur that climbs trees
Answers
- 1 Across: A small animal that stands on its hind legs to watch for danger (7)MEERKAT
- 5 Across: A large heavy animal that loves to sit in water (5)HIPPO
- 6 Across: A tall animal related to camels from South America (5)LLAMA
- 7 Across: A big wild cat with orange and black stripes (5)TIGER
- 2 Down: A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk (8)ELEPHANT
- 3 Down: A farm animal with horns that likes to climb (4)GOAT
- 4 Down: A big cat with spotted fur that climbs trees (7)LEOPARD
🐾 Animals Crossword #4
11×11 grid
Across
- 3 A large tropical lizard with a ridge of spines
- 5 A playful animal that swings from trees
- 6 A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws
- 7 A very large deer with wide flat antlers
Down
- 1 A big wild cat called the king of the jungle
- 2 A colorful fish that nibbles on coral with beak-like teeth
- 4 A graceful wild animal with antlers
Answers
- 3 Across: A large tropical lizard with a ridge of spines (6)IGUANA
- 5 Across: A playful animal that swings from trees (6)MONKEY
- 6 Across: A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws (4)CRAB
- 7 Across: A very large deer with wide flat antlers (5)MOOSE
- 1 Down: A big wild cat called the king of the jungle (4)LION
- 2 Down: A colorful fish that nibbles on coral with beak-like teeth (10)PARROTFISH
- 4 Down: A graceful wild animal with antlers (4)DEER
🐾 Animals Crossword #5
11×11 grid
Across
- 1 A small animal with a big bushy tail that collects nuts
- 6 A fuzzy worm-like creature that turns into a butterfly
- 7 A large graceful white bird that lives on lakes
Down
- 2 A big cat with spotted fur that climbs trees
- 3 One of the largest snakes in the world
- 4 A large bird with a pouch under its beak for catching fish
- 5 A small animal that stands on its hind legs to watch for danger
Answers
- 1 Across: A small animal with a big bushy tail that collects nuts (8)SQUIRREL
- 6 Across: A fuzzy worm-like creature that turns into a butterfly (11)CATERPILLAR
- 7 Across: A large graceful white bird that lives on lakes (4)SWAN
- 2 Down: A big cat with spotted fur that climbs trees (7)LEOPARD
- 3 Down: One of the largest snakes in the world (8)ANACONDA
- 4 Down: A large bird with a pouch under its beak for catching fish (7)PELICAN
- 5 Down: A small animal that stands on its hind legs to watch for danger (7)MEERKAT
Solver Notes
- 2. A large reptile with a wide flat snout
- 3. A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings
- 5. A star-shaped sea creature with five arms
- 6. A playful animal that swings from trees
- 7. A flying animal that comes out at night
- 1. A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls
- 4. One of the largest snakes in the world
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