Quick Crosswords Quick Pets Expert — Set 30
Puzzle Set
5 puzzles in this set
🐾 Animals Crossword #1
11×11 grid
Across
- 4 A flying insect that makes honey and buzzes
- 6 A very large strong ape that lives in forests
- 7 A playful water animal that floats on its back
Down
- 1 A small red beetle with black spots
- 2 A small animal that stands on its hind legs to watch for danger
- 3 A small reptile with four legs and a tail
- 5 A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls
Answers
- 4 Across: A flying insect that makes honey and buzzes (3)BEE
- 6 Across: A very large strong ape that lives in forests (7)GORILLA
- 7 Across: A playful water animal that floats on its back (5)OTTER
- 1 Down: A small red beetle with black spots (7)LADYBUG
- 2 Down: A small animal that stands on its hind legs to watch for danger (7)MEERKAT
- 3 Down: A small reptile with four legs and a tail (6)LIZARD
- 5 Down: A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls (4)WOLF
🐾 Animals Crossword #2
11×11 grid
Across
- 1 A small pet rodent with pouchy cheeks
- 4 A small red beetle with black spots
- 5 A long reptile with no legs that slithers
Down
- 1 A female chicken that lays eggs
- 2 A sleek ocean animal that barks and balances balls
- 3 A large powerful bird with sharp eyes
Answers
- 1 Across: A small pet rodent with pouchy cheeks (7)HAMSTER
- 4 Across: A small red beetle with black spots (7)LADYBUG
- 5 Across: A long reptile with no legs that slithers (5)SNAKE
- 1 Down: A female chicken that lays eggs (3)HEN
- 2 Down: A sleek ocean animal that barks and balances balls (4)SEAL
- 3 Down: A large powerful bird with sharp eyes (5)EAGLE
🐾 Animals Crossword #3
11×11 grid
Across
- 1 A smart ocean animal that jumps and plays in waves
- 4 A tiny ocean fish shaped like a horse
- 6 A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws
- 7 A female chicken that lays eggs
Down
- 2 A playful water animal that floats on its back
- 3 A black and white bird that swims but cannot fly
- 5 A large animal people ride on
Answers
- 1 Across: A smart ocean animal that jumps and plays in waves (7)DOLPHIN
- 4 Across: A tiny ocean fish shaped like a horse (8)SEAHORSE
- 6 Across: A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws (4)CRAB
- 7 Across: A female chicken that lays eggs (3)HEN
- 2 Down: A playful water animal that floats on its back (5)OTTER
- 3 Down: A black and white bird that swims but cannot fly (7)PENGUIN
- 5 Down: A large animal people ride on (5)HORSE
🐾 Animals Crossword #4
11×11 grid
Across
- 2 A large black bird known for being very smart
- 5 A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk
- 6 A long thin creature that lives in the soil
- 7 A large farm animal that gives us milk
Down
- 1 A sleek ocean animal that barks and balances balls
- 3 An ocean animal with eight arms
- 4 A lizard that can change its color
Answers
- 2 Across: A large black bird known for being very smart (4)CROW
- 5 Across: A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk (8)ELEPHANT
- 6 Across: A long thin creature that lives in the soil (4)WORM
- 7 Across: A large farm animal that gives us milk (3)COW
- 1 Down: A sleek ocean animal that barks and balances balls (4)SEAL
- 3 Down: An ocean animal with eight arms (7)OCTOPUS
- 4 Down: A lizard that can change its color (9)CHAMELEON
🐾 Animals Crossword #5
11×11 grid
Across
- 1 A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo
- 5 A common bird with a red breast
- 6 A flat ocean fish with a long tail that can sting
Down
- 2 A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings
- 3 A large ocean fish with sharp teeth
- 4 An animal that hops and carries babies in a pouch
Answers
- 1 Across: A black and white bear from China that eats bamboo (5)PANDA
- 5 Across: A common bird with a red breast (5)ROBIN
- 6 Across: A flat ocean fish with a long tail that can sting (8)STINGRAY
- 2 Down: A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings (9)DRAGONFLY
- 3 Down: A large ocean fish with sharp teeth (5)SHARK
- 4 Down: An animal that hops and carries babies in a pouch (8)KANGAROO
Solver Notes
- 4. A flying insect that makes honey and buzzes
- 6. A very large strong ape that lives in forests
- 7. A playful water animal that floats on its back
- 1. A small red beetle with black spots
- 2. A small animal that stands on its hind legs to watch for danger
- 3. A small reptile with four legs and a tail
- 5. A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls
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