Quick Crosswords Quick Literature Hard — Set 23
🐾 Animals Crossword #1
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Across
- 2. A long thin creature that lives in the soil
- 6. A long reptile with no legs that slithers
Down
- 1. A small animal related to a horse with long ears
- 3. A playful animal that swings from trees
- 4. An animal that lives in water and has fins
- 5. A farm animal with horns that likes to climb
Show answers
- 2 Across: A long thin creature that lives in the soil (4)WORM
- 6 Across: A long reptile with no legs that slithers (5)SNAKE
- 1 Down: A small animal related to a horse with long ears (6)DONKEY
- 3 Down: A playful animal that swings from trees (6)MONKEY
- 4 Down: An animal that lives in water and has fins (4)FISH
- 5 Down: A farm animal with horns that likes to climb (4)GOAT
🐾 Animals Crossword #2
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Across
- 1. A very large deer with wide flat antlers
- 4. A tall animal related to camels from South America
- 5. A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws
- 6. An animal that lives in water and has fins
Down
- 2. A bird with big eyes that hunts at night
- 3. A large sea animal with long tusks and whiskers
Show answers
- 1 Across: A very large deer with wide flat antlers (5)MOOSE
- 4 Across: A tall animal related to camels from South America (5)LLAMA
- 5 Across: A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws (4)CRAB
- 6 Across: An animal that lives in water and has fins (4)FISH
- 2 Down: A bird with big eyes that hunts at night (3)OWL
- 3 Down: A large sea animal with long tusks and whiskers (6)WALRUS
🐾 Animals Crossword #3
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Across
- 2. A large graceful white bird that lives on lakes
- 3. A very large strong ape that lives in forests
- 5. A tiny ocean fish shaped like a horse
- 6. A small furry pet that purrs and meows
Down
- 1. A sleek ocean animal that barks and balances balls
- 2. A small brown bird found in many places
- 4. A small lizard that can climb walls
- 5. A fluffy farm animal that gives us wool
Show answers
- 2 Across: A large graceful white bird that lives on lakes (4)SWAN
- 3 Across: A very large strong ape that lives in forests (7)GORILLA
- 5 Across: A tiny ocean fish shaped like a horse (8)SEAHORSE
- 6 Across: A small furry pet that purrs and meows (3)CAT
- 1 Down: A sleek ocean animal that barks and balances balls (4)SEAL
- 2 Down: A small brown bird found in many places (7)SPARROW
- 4 Down: A small lizard that can climb walls (5)GECKO
- 5 Down: A fluffy farm animal that gives us wool (5)SHEEP
🐾 Animals Crossword #4
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Across
- 2. A graceful wild animal with antlers
- 3. A big wild cat with orange and black stripes
- 6. A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls
- 7. A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk
Down
- 1. A fuzzy worm-like creature that turns into a butterfly
- 2. A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings
- 4. A big cat with spotted fur that climbs trees
- 5. The fastest land animal with spotted fur
Show answers
- 2 Across: A graceful wild animal with antlers (4)DEER
- 3 Across: A big wild cat with orange and black stripes (5)TIGER
- 6 Across: A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls (4)WOLF
- 7 Across: A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk (8)ELEPHANT
- 1 Down: A fuzzy worm-like creature that turns into a butterfly (11)CATERPILLAR
- 2 Down: A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings (9)DRAGONFLY
- 4 Down: A big cat with spotted fur that climbs trees (7)LEOPARD
- 5 Down: The fastest land animal with spotted fur (7)CHEETAH
🐾 Animals Crossword #5
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Across
- 1. A long reptile with no legs that slithers
- 3. A female chicken that lays eggs
- 4. A small lizard that can climb walls
- 5. A tiny insect that lives in large groups
- 6. The largest animal in the ocean
Down
- 1. A flat ocean fish with a long tail that can sting
- 2. A bird raised on farms for eggs and meat
Show answers
- 1 Across: A long reptile with no legs that slithers (5)SNAKE
- 3 Across: A female chicken that lays eggs (3)HEN
- 4 Across: A small lizard that can climb walls (5)GECKO
- 5 Across: A tiny insect that lives in large groups (3)ANT
- 6 Across: The largest animal in the ocean (5)WHALE
- 1 Down: A flat ocean fish with a long tail that can sting (8)STINGRAY
- 2 Down: A bird raised on farms for eggs and meat (7)CHICKEN
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