Quick Crosswords Quick Pets Hard — Set 17
Puzzle Set
5 puzzles in this set
🐾 Animals Crossword #1
11×11 grid
Across
- 3 A small furry pet that purrs and meows
- 5 A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls
- 7 A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back
- 8 A large furry animal that hibernates in winter
Down
- 1 A fuzzy worm-like creature that turns into a butterfly
- 2 A small orange fish often kept as a pet
- 4 A long thin creature that lives in the soil
- 6 A large powerful bird with sharp eyes
Answers
- 3 Across: A small furry pet that purrs and meows (3)CAT
- 5 Across: A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls (4)WOLF
- 7 Across: A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back (5)SNAIL
- 8 Across: A large furry animal that hibernates in winter (4)BEAR
- 1 Down: A fuzzy worm-like creature that turns into a butterfly (11)CATERPILLAR
- 2 Down: A small orange fish often kept as a pet (8)GOLDFISH
- 4 Down: A long thin creature that lives in the soil (4)WORM
- 6 Down: A large powerful bird with sharp eyes (5)EAGLE
🐾 Animals Crossword #2
11×11 grid
Across
- 1 A large animal people ride on
- 4 A bird with big eyes that hunts at night
- 5 A very large deer with wide flat antlers
- 6 A small lizard that can climb walls
Down
- 2 A large powerful bird with sharp eyes
- 3 A large sea creature with big claws
Answers
- 1 Across: A large animal people ride on (5)HORSE
- 4 Across: A bird with big eyes that hunts at night (3)OWL
- 5 Across: A very large deer with wide flat antlers (5)MOOSE
- 6 Across: A small lizard that can climb walls (5)GECKO
- 2 Down: A large powerful bird with sharp eyes (5)EAGLE
- 3 Down: A large sea creature with big claws (7)LOBSTER
🐾 Animals Crossword #3
11×11 grid
Across
- 3 A tropical bird with a very large colorful beak
- 5 A playful water animal that floats on its back
- 6 A graceful wild animal with antlers
Down
- 1 The largest animal in the ocean
- 2 A large animal people ride on
- 4 A bumpy-skinned animal related to frogs
Answers
- 3 Across: A tropical bird with a very large colorful beak (6)TOUCAN
- 5 Across: A playful water animal that floats on its back (5)OTTER
- 6 Across: A graceful wild animal with antlers (4)DEER
- 1 Down: The largest animal in the ocean (5)WHALE
- 2 Down: A large animal people ride on (5)HORSE
- 4 Down: A bumpy-skinned animal related to frogs (4)TOAD
🐾 Animals Crossword #4
11×11 grid
Across
- 1 A large animal people ride on
- 4 A common bird with a red breast
- 5 A huge animal with a horn on its nose
- 6 A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws
Down
- 2 A flat ocean fish with a long tail that can sting
- 3 A large bird with a pouch under its beak for catching fish
Answers
- 1 Across: A large animal people ride on (5)HORSE
- 4 Across: A common bird with a red breast (5)ROBIN
- 5 Across: A huge animal with a horn on its nose (10)RHINOCEROS
- 6 Across: A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws (4)CRAB
- 2 Down: A flat ocean fish with a long tail that can sting (8)STINGRAY
- 3 Down: A large bird with a pouch under its beak for catching fish (7)PELICAN
🐾 Animals Crossword #5
11×11 grid
Across
- 5 A fuzzy worm-like creature that turns into a butterfly
Down
- 1 An animal that hops and carries babies in a pouch
- 2 A furry animal with a black mask on its face
- 3 A beetle that glows in the dark at night
- 4 A tall animal related to camels from South America
- 6 A tropical bird with a very large colorful beak
Answers
- 5 Across: A fuzzy worm-like creature that turns into a butterfly (11)CATERPILLAR
- 1 Down: An animal that hops and carries babies in a pouch (8)KANGAROO
- 2 Down: A furry animal with a black mask on its face (7)RACCOON
- 3 Down: A beetle that glows in the dark at night (7)FIREFLY
- 4 Down: A tall animal related to camels from South America (5)LLAMA
- 6 Down: A tropical bird with a very large colorful beak (6)TOUCAN
Solver Notes
- 3. A small furry pet that purrs and meows
- 5. A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls
- 7. A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back
- 8. A large furry animal that hibernates in winter
- 1. A fuzzy worm-like creature that turns into a butterfly
- 2. A small orange fish often kept as a pet
- 4. A long thin creature that lives in the soil
- 6. A large powerful bird with sharp eyes
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