Quick Crosswords Quick Insects Expert — Set 30
Puzzle Set
5 puzzles in this set
🐾 Animals Crossword #1
11×11 grid
Across
- 3 A large sea creature with big claws
- 4 A slow animal that carries a shell on its back
- 5 A large bird with colorful tail feathers
Down
- 1 A graceful wild animal with antlers
- 2 A farm animal with horns that likes to climb
- 4 A big wild cat with orange and black stripes
Answers
- 3 Across: A large sea creature with big claws (7)LOBSTER
- 4 Across: A slow animal that carries a shell on its back (6)TURTLE
- 5 Across: A large bird with colorful tail feathers (6)TURKEY
- 1 Down: A graceful wild animal with antlers (4)DEER
- 2 Down: A farm animal with horns that likes to climb (4)GOAT
- 4 Down: A big wild cat with orange and black stripes (5)TIGER
🐾 Animals Crossword #2
11×11 grid
Across
- 4 A graceful wild animal with antlers
- 5 A small pet rodent with pouchy cheeks
- 6 A large animal people ride on
Down
- 1 A small animal that stands on its hind legs to watch for danger
- 2 An animal with flat tail that builds dams in rivers
- 3 A large sea creature with big claws
Answers
- 4 Across: A graceful wild animal with antlers (4)DEER
- 5 Across: A small pet rodent with pouchy cheeks (7)HAMSTER
- 6 Across: A large animal people ride on (5)HORSE
- 1 Down: A small animal that stands on its hind legs to watch for danger (7)MEERKAT
- 2 Down: An animal with flat tail that builds dams in rivers (6)BEAVER
- 3 Down: A large sea creature with big claws (7)LOBSTER
🐾 Animals Crossword #3
11×11 grid
Across
- 2 A graceful wild animal with antlers
- 5 A small curved sea creature often used in food
- 6 One of the largest snakes in the world
- 7 A small furry animal with long ears that hops
Down
- 1 An animal that hops and carries babies in a pouch
- 3 A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk
- 4 A bumpy-skinned animal related to frogs
Answers
- 2 Across: A graceful wild animal with antlers (4)DEER
- 5 Across: A small curved sea creature often used in food (6)SHRIMP
- 6 Across: One of the largest snakes in the world (8)ANACONDA
- 7 Across: A small furry animal with long ears that hops (6)RABBIT
- 1 Down: An animal that hops and carries babies in a pouch (8)KANGAROO
- 3 Down: A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk (8)ELEPHANT
- 4 Down: A bumpy-skinned animal related to frogs (4)TOAD
🐾 Animals Crossword #4
11×11 grid
Across
- 2 An animal that lives in water and has fins
- 4 A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws
- 5 A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo
- 6 A tropical bird with a very large colorful beak
Down
- 1 A horse-like animal with black and white stripes
- 3 A large tropical lizard with a ridge of spines
- 4 The fastest land animal with spotted fur
- 7 A bird with big eyes that hunts at night
- 8 A shellfish with two hard shells that close together
Answers
- 2 Across: An animal that lives in water and has fins (4)FISH
- 4 Across: A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws (4)CRAB
- 5 Across: A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo (5)PANDA
- 6 Across: A tropical bird with a very large colorful beak (6)TOUCAN
- 1 Down: A horse-like animal with black and white stripes (5)ZEBRA
- 3 Down: A large tropical lizard with a ridge of spines (6)IGUANA
- 4 Down: The fastest land animal with spotted fur (7)CHEETAH
- 7 Down: A bird with big eyes that hunts at night (3)OWL
- 8 Down: A shellfish with two hard shells that close together (4)CLAM
🐾 Animals Crossword #5
11×11 grid
Across
- 4 A bird that swims in water and quacks
- 5 A big wild cat with orange and black stripes
- 6 A small creature with eight legs that spins webs
Down
- 1 A colorful bird that can copy human speech
- 2 A small animal with a big bushy tail that collects nuts
- 3 A black and white animal that sprays a bad smell
Answers
- 4 Across: A bird that swims in water and quacks (4)DUCK
- 5 Across: A big wild cat with orange and black stripes (5)TIGER
- 6 Across: A small creature with eight legs that spins webs (6)SPIDER
- 1 Down: A colorful bird that can copy human speech (6)PARROT
- 2 Down: A small animal with a big bushy tail that collects nuts (8)SQUIRREL
- 3 Down: A black and white animal that sprays a bad smell (5)SKUNK
Solver Notes
- 3. A large sea creature with big claws
- 4. A slow animal that carries a shell on its back
- 5. A large bird with colorful tail feathers
- 1. A graceful wild animal with antlers
- 2. A farm animal with horns that likes to climb
- 4. A big wild cat with orange and black stripes
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