Quick Crosswords Quick Seasons Expert — Set 22
Puzzle Set
5 puzzles in this set
🐾 Animals Crossword #1
11×11 grid
Across
- 3 A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk
- 5 A large reptile with a long snout that lives in water
Down
- 1 A colorful insect with large wings
- 2 A large furry animal that hibernates in winter
- 4 A small animal covered in sharp spines
- 6 A playful water animal that floats on its back
Answers
- 3 Across: A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk (8)ELEPHANT
- 5 Across: A large reptile with a long snout that lives in water (9)CROCODILE
- 1 Down: A colorful insect with large wings (9)BUTTERFLY
- 2 Down: A large furry animal that hibernates in winter (4)BEAR
- 4 Down: A small animal covered in sharp spines (8)HEDGEHOG
- 6 Down: A playful water animal that floats on its back (5)OTTER
🐾 Animals Crossword #2
11×11 grid
Across
- 2 A slow animal that carries a shell on its back
- 6 A bird with beautiful blue and green tail feathers
Down
- 1 A tiny insect that lives in large groups
- 3 A small reptile with four legs and a tail
- 4 A small animal related to a horse with long ears
- 5 A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls
Answers
- 2 Across: A slow animal that carries a shell on its back (6)TURTLE
- 6 Across: A bird with beautiful blue and green tail feathers (7)PEACOCK
- 1 Down: A tiny insect that lives in large groups (3)ANT
- 3 Down: A small reptile with four legs and a tail (6)LIZARD
- 4 Down: A small animal related to a horse with long ears (6)DONKEY
- 5 Down: A wild animal that looks like a large dog and howls (4)WOLF
🐾 Animals Crossword #3
11×11 grid
Across
- 1 A bird that swims in water and quacks
- 2 A playful water animal that floats on its back
- 4 A big cat with spotted fur that climbs trees
- 5 A flat ocean fish with a long tail that can sting
- 6 A large black bird known for being very smart
Down
- 1 A graceful wild animal with antlers
- 3 A male chicken that crows in the morning
Answers
- 1 Across: A bird that swims in water and quacks (4)DUCK
- 2 Across: A playful water animal that floats on its back (5)OTTER
- 4 Across: A big cat with spotted fur that climbs trees (7)LEOPARD
- 5 Across: A flat ocean fish with a long tail that can sting (8)STINGRAY
- 6 Across: A large black bird known for being very smart (4)CROW
- 1 Down: A graceful wild animal with antlers (4)DEER
- 3 Down: A male chicken that crows in the morning (7)ROOSTER
🐾 Animals Crossword #4
11×11 grid
Across
- 1 A graceful wild animal with antlers
- 6 A colorful fish that nibbles on coral with beak-like teeth
Down
- 2 A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk
- 3 A small brown bird found in many places
- 4 A tiny insect that lives in large groups
- 5 A big wild cat with orange and black stripes
- 7 A bird with big eyes that hunts at night
Answers
- 1 Across: A graceful wild animal with antlers (4)DEER
- 6 Across: A colorful fish that nibbles on coral with beak-like teeth (10)PARROTFISH
- 2 Down: A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk (8)ELEPHANT
- 3 Down: A small brown bird found in many places (7)SPARROW
- 4 Down: A tiny insect that lives in large groups (3)ANT
- 5 Down: A big wild cat with orange and black stripes (5)TIGER
- 7 Down: A bird with big eyes that hunts at night (3)OWL
🐾 Animals Crossword #5
11×11 grid
Across
- 1 A furry animal with a black mask on its face
- 4 A large reptile with a wide flat snout
- 6 A flying animal that comes out at night
- 7 A female chicken that lays eggs
Down
- 2 A smart ape closely related to humans
- 3 A beetle that glows in the dark at night
- 5 A tropical bird with a very large colorful beak
Answers
- 1 Across: A furry animal with a black mask on its face (7)RACCOON
- 4 Across: A large reptile with a wide flat snout (9)ALLIGATOR
- 6 Across: A flying animal that comes out at night (3)BAT
- 7 Across: A female chicken that lays eggs (3)HEN
- 2 Down: A smart ape closely related to humans (10)CHIMPANZEE
- 3 Down: A beetle that glows in the dark at night (7)FIREFLY
- 5 Down: A tropical bird with a very large colorful beak (6)TOUCAN
Solver Notes
- 3. A very large gray animal with a long nose called a trunk
- 5. A large reptile with a long snout that lives in water
- 1. A colorful insect with large wings
- 2. A large furry animal that hibernates in winter
- 4. A small animal covered in sharp spines
- 6. A playful water animal that floats on its back
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