Quick Crosswords Quick Literature Easy — Set 21
Puzzle Set
5 puzzles in this set
🐾 Animals Crossword #1
11×11 grid
Across
- 2 An animal with feathers and wings that can usually fly
- 4 A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings
- 7 A large white bear that lives in the Arctic
Down
- 1 A small creature with eight legs that spins webs
- 3 A female chicken that lays eggs
- 5 A farm animal with horns that likes to climb
- 6 A small green animal that jumps and lives near water
Answers
- 2 Across: An animal with feathers and wings that can usually fly (4)BIRD
- 4 Across: A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings (9)DRAGONFLY
- 7 Across: A large white bear that lives in the Arctic (10)POLAR BEAR
- 1 Down: A small creature with eight legs that spins webs (6)SPIDER
- 3 Down: A female chicken that lays eggs (3)HEN
- 5 Down: A farm animal with horns that likes to climb (4)GOAT
- 6 Down: A small green animal that jumps and lives near water (4)FROG
🐾 Animals Crossword #2
11×11 grid
Across
- 1 A sleek ocean animal that barks and balances balls
- 3 A common pet that barks and wags its tail
- 5 A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back
- 6 A colorful bird that can copy human speech
Down
- 2 A large sea creature with big claws
- 4 A bird with big eyes that hunts at night
Answers
- 1 Across: A sleek ocean animal that barks and balances balls (4)SEAL
- 3 Across: A common pet that barks and wags its tail (3)DOG
- 5 Across: A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back (5)SNAIL
- 6 Across: A colorful bird that can copy human speech (6)PARROT
- 2 Down: A large sea creature with big claws (7)LOBSTER
- 4 Down: A bird with big eyes that hunts at night (3)OWL
🐾 Animals Crossword #3
11×11 grid
Across
- 4 A graceful wild animal with antlers
- 5 A small green animal that jumps and lives near water
Down
- 1 A small animal with a big bushy tail that collects nuts
- 2 A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings
- 3 A very large deer with wide flat antlers
- 4 A common pet that barks and wags its tail
Answers
- 4 Across: A graceful wild animal with antlers (4)DEER
- 5 Across: A small green animal that jumps and lives near water (4)FROG
- 1 Down: A small animal with a big bushy tail that collects nuts (8)SQUIRREL
- 2 Down: A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings (9)DRAGONFLY
- 3 Down: A very large deer with wide flat antlers (5)MOOSE
- 4 Down: A common pet that barks and wags its tail (3)DOG
🐾 Animals Crossword #4
11×11 grid
Across
- 2 A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws
- 4 A jumping insect that chirps in grassy fields
- 7 One of the largest snakes in the world
Down
- 1 A flat ocean fish with a long tail that can sting
- 2 A shellfish with two hard shells that close together
- 3 A long thin creature that lives in the soil
- 5 A large graceful white bird that lives on lakes
- 6 A farm animal with horns that likes to climb
Answers
- 2 Across: A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws (4)CRAB
- 4 Across: A jumping insect that chirps in grassy fields (11)GRASSHOPPER
- 7 Across: One of the largest snakes in the world (8)ANACONDA
- 1 Down: A flat ocean fish with a long tail that can sting (8)STINGRAY
- 2 Down: A shellfish with two hard shells that close together (4)CLAM
- 3 Down: A long thin creature that lives in the soil (4)WORM
- 5 Down: A large graceful white bird that lives on lakes (4)SWAN
- 6 Down: A farm animal with horns that likes to climb (4)GOAT
🐾 Animals Crossword #5
11×11 grid
Across
- 2 A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws
- 4 The fastest land animal with spotted fur
- 5 A large black bird known for being very smart
Down
- 1 A colorful fish that nibbles on coral with beak-like teeth
- 3 An ocean animal with eight arms
- 5 A shellfish with two hard shells that close together
Answers
- 2 Across: A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws (4)CRAB
- 4 Across: The fastest land animal with spotted fur (7)CHEETAH
- 5 Across: A large black bird known for being very smart (4)CROW
- 1 Down: A colorful fish that nibbles on coral with beak-like teeth (10)PARROTFISH
- 3 Down: An ocean animal with eight arms (7)OCTOPUS
- 5 Down: A shellfish with two hard shells that close together (4)CLAM
Solver Notes
- 2. An animal with feathers and wings that can usually fly
- 4. A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings
- 7. A large white bear that lives in the Arctic
- 1. A small creature with eight legs that spins webs
- 3. A female chicken that lays eggs
- 5. A farm animal with horns that likes to climb
- 6. A small green animal that jumps and lives near water
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