Quick Crosswords Quick Cooking Hard — Set 16
Puzzle Set
5 puzzles in this set
🐾 Animals Crossword #1
11×11 grid
Across
- 3 A furry animal with a black mask on its face
- 5 A flat ocean fish with a long tail that can sting
Down
- 1 A tiny insect that lives in large groups
- 2 A male chicken that crows in the morning
- 3 A common bird with a red breast
- 4 A large black bird known for being very smart
Answers
- 3 Across: A furry animal with a black mask on its face (7)RACCOON
- 5 Across: A flat ocean fish with a long tail that can sting (8)STINGRAY
- 1 Down: A tiny insect that lives in large groups (3)ANT
- 2 Down: A male chicken that crows in the morning (7)ROOSTER
- 3 Down: A common bird with a red breast (5)ROBIN
- 4 Down: A large black bird known for being very smart (4)CROW
🐾 Animals Crossword #2
11×11 grid
Across
- 3 A large graceful white bird that lives on lakes
- 4 An animal with feathers and wings that can usually fly
- 6 A large tropical lizard with a ridge of spines
- 7 A small pet rodent with pouchy cheeks
Down
- 1 A small furry animal with long ears that hops
- 2 A tall animal related to camels from South America
- 4 An animal with flat tail that builds dams in rivers
- 5 A common bird with a red breast
Answers
- 3 Across: A large graceful white bird that lives on lakes (4)SWAN
- 4 Across: An animal with feathers and wings that can usually fly (4)BIRD
- 6 Across: A large tropical lizard with a ridge of spines (6)IGUANA
- 7 Across: A small pet rodent with pouchy cheeks (7)HAMSTER
- 1 Down: A small furry animal with long ears that hops (6)RABBIT
- 2 Down: A tall animal related to camels from South America (5)LLAMA
- 4 Down: An animal with flat tail that builds dams in rivers (6)BEAVER
- 5 Down: A common bird with a red breast (5)ROBIN
🐾 Animals Crossword #3
11×11 grid
Across
- 3 A large reptile with a wide flat snout
- 5 A small brown bird found in many places
Down
- 1 A colorful fish that nibbles on coral with beak-like teeth
- 2 A flat ocean fish with a long tail that can sting
- 4 A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws
- 5 A small curved sea creature often used in food
- 6 A large sea animal with long tusks and whiskers
Answers
- 3 Across: A large reptile with a wide flat snout (9)ALLIGATOR
- 5 Across: A small brown bird found in many places (7)SPARROW
- 1 Down: A colorful fish that nibbles on coral with beak-like teeth (10)PARROTFISH
- 2 Down: A flat ocean fish with a long tail that can sting (8)STINGRAY
- 4 Down: A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws (4)CRAB
- 5 Down: A small curved sea creature often used in food (6)SHRIMP
- 6 Down: A large sea animal with long tusks and whiskers (6)WALRUS
🐾 Animals Crossword #4
11×11 grid
Across
- 1 A small furry pet that purrs and meows
- 3 An animal with flat tail that builds dams in rivers
- 4 A playful animal that swings from trees
Down
- 2 A slow animal that carries a shell on its back
- 5 A playful water animal that floats on its back
- 6 A fuzzy Australian animal that sleeps in trees
Answers
- 1 Across: A small furry pet that purrs and meows (3)CAT
- 3 Across: An animal with flat tail that builds dams in rivers (6)BEAVER
- 4 Across: A playful animal that swings from trees (6)MONKEY
- 2 Down: A slow animal that carries a shell on its back (6)TURTLE
- 5 Down: A playful water animal that floats on its back (5)OTTER
- 6 Down: A fuzzy Australian animal that sleeps in trees (5)KOALA
🐾 Animals Crossword #5
11×11 grid
Across
- 5 A tall pink bird that stands on one leg
- 6 A tiny insect that lives in large groups
- 7 A small furry pet that purrs and meows
Down
- 1 A small orange fish often kept as a pet
- 2 A bumpy-skinned animal related to frogs
- 3 An animal that lives in water and has fins
- 4 A large tropical lizard with a ridge of spines
Answers
- 5 Across: A tall pink bird that stands on one leg (8)FLAMINGO
- 6 Across: A tiny insect that lives in large groups (3)ANT
- 7 Across: A small furry pet that purrs and meows (3)CAT
- 1 Down: A small orange fish often kept as a pet (8)GOLDFISH
- 2 Down: A bumpy-skinned animal related to frogs (4)TOAD
- 3 Down: An animal that lives in water and has fins (4)FISH
- 4 Down: A large tropical lizard with a ridge of spines (6)IGUANA
Solver Notes
- 3. A furry animal with a black mask on its face
- 5. A flat ocean fish with a long tail that can sting
- 1. A tiny insect that lives in large groups
- 2. A male chicken that crows in the morning
- 3. A common bird with a red breast
- 4. A large black bird known for being very smart
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