Quick Crosswords Quick Cooking Expert — Set 23
Puzzle Set
5 puzzles in this set
🐾 Animals Crossword #1
11×11 grid
Across
- 3 A large bird with a pouch under its beak for catching fish
- 5 A tiny bird that can hover and fly backward
- 7 A large animal people ride on
- 8 The tallest animal in the world with a very long neck
Down
- 1 A black and white bird that swims but cannot fly
- 2 A large reptile with a long snout that lives in water
- 4 A fluffy farm animal that gives us wool
- 6 A large tropical lizard with a ridge of spines
Answers
- 3 Across: A large bird with a pouch under its beak for catching fish (7)PELICAN
- 5 Across: A tiny bird that can hover and fly backward (11)HUMMINGBIRD
- 7 Across: A large animal people ride on (5)HORSE
- 8 Across: The tallest animal in the world with a very long neck (7)GIRAFFE
- 1 Down: A black and white bird that swims but cannot fly (7)PENGUIN
- 2 Down: A large reptile with a long snout that lives in water (9)CROCODILE
- 4 Down: A fluffy farm animal that gives us wool (5)SHEEP
- 6 Down: A large tropical lizard with a ridge of spines (6)IGUANA
🐾 Animals Crossword #2
11×11 grid
Across
- 3 A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls
- 6 A long reptile with no legs that slithers
- 7 A small furry animal with long ears that hops
Down
- 1 A large sea animal with long tusks and whiskers
- 2 A large sea creature with big claws
- 4 A small wild animal with a bushy tail and pointy ears
- 5 A large colorful parrot from South America
Answers
- 3 Across: A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls (4)WOLF
- 6 Across: A long reptile with no legs that slithers (5)SNAKE
- 7 Across: A small furry animal with long ears that hops (6)RABBIT
- 1 Down: A large sea animal with long tusks and whiskers (6)WALRUS
- 2 Down: A large sea creature with big claws (7)LOBSTER
- 4 Down: A small wild animal with a bushy tail and pointy ears (3)FOX
- 5 Down: A large colorful parrot from South America (5)MACAW
🐾 Animals Crossword #3
11×11 grid
Across
- 4 A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings
- 6 A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls
Down
- 1 A beetle that glows in the dark at night
- 2 A large sea animal with long tusks and whiskers
- 3 A large graceful white bird that lives on lakes
- 5 A small lizard that can climb walls
Answers
- 4 Across: A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings (9)DRAGONFLY
- 6 Across: A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls (4)WOLF
- 1 Down: A beetle that glows in the dark at night (7)FIREFLY
- 2 Down: A large sea animal with long tusks and whiskers (6)WALRUS
- 3 Down: A large graceful white bird that lives on lakes (4)SWAN
- 5 Down: A small lizard that can climb walls (5)GECKO
🐾 Animals Crossword #4
11×11 grid
Across
- 1 A small brown bird found in many places
- 2 A small furry animal with long ears that hops
- 4 A star-shaped sea creature with five arms
- 6 A shellfish with two hard shells that close together
Down
- 1 A flat ocean fish with a long tail that can sting
- 3 A very large deer with wide flat antlers
- 5 A tropical bird with a very large colorful beak
Answers
- 1 Across: A small brown bird found in many places (7)SPARROW
- 2 Across: A small furry animal with long ears that hops (6)RABBIT
- 4 Across: A star-shaped sea creature with five arms (8)STARFISH
- 6 Across: A shellfish with two hard shells that close together (4)CLAM
- 1 Down: A flat ocean fish with a long tail that can sting (8)STINGRAY
- 3 Down: A very large deer with wide flat antlers (5)MOOSE
- 5 Down: A tropical bird with a very large colorful beak (6)TOUCAN
🐾 Animals Crossword #5
11×11 grid
Across
- 1 A long reptile with no legs that slithers
- 2 A bird raised on farms for eggs and meat
- 4 A small brown bird found in many places
- 6 A huge animal with a horn on its nose
Down
- 1 A small creature with eight legs that spins webs
- 3 A large sea creature with big claws
- 5 A pink farm animal with a curly tail
Answers
- 1 Across: A long reptile with no legs that slithers (5)SNAKE
- 2 Across: A bird raised on farms for eggs and meat (7)CHICKEN
- 4 Across: A small brown bird found in many places (7)SPARROW
- 6 Across: A huge animal with a horn on its nose (10)RHINOCEROS
- 1 Down: A small creature with eight legs that spins webs (6)SPIDER
- 3 Down: A large sea creature with big claws (7)LOBSTER
- 5 Down: A pink farm animal with a curly tail (3)PIG
Solver Notes
- 3. A large bird with a pouch under its beak for catching fish
- 5. A tiny bird that can hover and fly backward
- 7. A large animal people ride on
- 8. The tallest animal in the world with a very long neck
- 1. A black and white bird that swims but cannot fly
- 2. A large reptile with a long snout that lives in water
- 4. A fluffy farm animal that gives us wool
- 6. A large tropical lizard with a ridge of spines
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