Quick Crosswords Quick Cooking Expert — Set 18
🐾 Animals Crossword #1
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Across
- 3. A long reptile with no legs that slithers
- 4. A slow animal that carries a shell on its back
- 5. A small red beetle with black spots
Down
- 1. A large bird with colorful tail feathers
- 2. A playful animal that swings from trees
- 4. A bumpy-skinned animal related to frogs
Show answers
- 3 Across: A long reptile with no legs that slithers (5)SNAKE
- 4 Across: A slow animal that carries a shell on its back (6)TURTLE
- 5 Across: A small red beetle with black spots (7)LADYBUG
- 1 Down: A large bird with colorful tail feathers (6)TURKEY
- 2 Down: A playful animal that swings from trees (6)MONKEY
- 4 Down: A bumpy-skinned animal related to frogs (4)TOAD
🐾 Animals Crossword #2
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Across
- 2. A graceful wild animal with antlers
- 5. A fuzzy worm-like creature that turns into a butterfly
Down
- 1. A very large strong ape that lives in forests
- 2. A small animal related to a horse with long ears
- 3. A small furry animal with long ears that hops
- 4. A large furry animal that hibernates in winter
Show answers
- 2 Across: A graceful wild animal with antlers (4)DEER
- 5 Across: A fuzzy worm-like creature that turns into a butterfly (11)CATERPILLAR
- 1 Down: A very large strong ape that lives in forests (7)GORILLA
- 2 Down: A small animal related to a horse with long ears (6)DONKEY
- 3 Down: A small furry animal with long ears that hops (6)RABBIT
- 4 Down: A large furry animal that hibernates in winter (4)BEAR
🐾 Animals Crossword #3
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Across
- 2. A bumpy-skinned animal related to frogs
- 3. A small lizard that can climb walls
- 5. A black and white bird that swims but cannot fly
- 6. A large graceful white bird that lives on lakes
Down
- 1. A fuzzy worm-like creature that turns into a butterfly
- 4. A bird raised on farms for eggs and meat
Show answers
- 2 Across: A bumpy-skinned animal related to frogs (4)TOAD
- 3 Across: A small lizard that can climb walls (5)GECKO
- 5 Across: A black and white bird that swims but cannot fly (7)PENGUIN
- 6 Across: A large graceful white bird that lives on lakes (4)SWAN
- 1 Down: A fuzzy worm-like creature that turns into a butterfly (11)CATERPILLAR
- 4 Down: A bird raised on farms for eggs and meat (7)CHICKEN
🐾 Animals Crossword #4
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Across
- 2. A small wild animal with a bushy tail and pointy ears
- 5. A tiny ocean fish shaped like a horse
- 6. A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back
Down
- 1. An animal with flat tail that builds dams in rivers
- 3. An ocean animal with eight arms
- 4. A desert animal with one or two humps on its back
Show answers
- 2 Across: A small wild animal with a bushy tail and pointy ears (3)FOX
- 5 Across: A tiny ocean fish shaped like a horse (8)SEAHORSE
- 6 Across: A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back (5)SNAIL
- 1 Down: An animal with flat tail that builds dams in rivers (6)BEAVER
- 3 Down: An ocean animal with eight arms (7)OCTOPUS
- 4 Down: A desert animal with one or two humps on its back (5)CAMEL
🐾 Animals Crossword #5
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Across
- 2. A slow animal that carries a shell on its back
- 6. One of the largest snakes in the world
Down
- 1. A large reptile with a wide flat snout
- 3. A tropical bird with a very large colorful beak
- 4. A very large deer with wide flat antlers
- 5. A large colorful parrot from South America
Show answers
- 2 Across: A slow animal that carries a shell on its back (6)TURTLE
- 6 Across: One of the largest snakes in the world (8)ANACONDA
- 1 Down: A large reptile with a wide flat snout (9)ALLIGATOR
- 3 Down: A tropical bird with a very large colorful beak (6)TOUCAN
- 4 Down: A very large deer with wide flat antlers (5)MOOSE
- 5 Down: A large colorful parrot from South America (5)MACAW
Solver Notes
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