Quick Crosswords Quick Space Hard — Set 13
Puzzle Set
5 puzzles in this set
🐾 Animals Crossword #1
11×11 grid
Across
- 2 A shellfish with two hard shells that close together
- 6 A flying insect that makes honey and buzzes
- 7 A large animal people ride on
Down
- 1 A small animal covered in sharp spines
- 3 A large sea creature with big claws
- 4 A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws
- 5 A playful water animal that floats on its back
Answers
- 2 Across: A shellfish with two hard shells that close together (4)CLAM
- 6 Across: A flying insect that makes honey and buzzes (3)BEE
- 7 Across: A large animal people ride on (5)HORSE
- 1 Down: A small animal covered in sharp spines (8)HEDGEHOG
- 3 Down: A large sea creature with big claws (7)LOBSTER
- 4 Down: A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws (4)CRAB
- 5 Down: A playful water animal that floats on its back (5)OTTER
🐾 Animals Crossword #2
11×11 grid
Across
- 3 A flying animal that comes out at night
- 4 A pink farm animal with a curly tail
- 6 A lizard that can change its color
- 7 The largest animal in the ocean
Down
- 1 A desert animal with one or two humps on its back
- 2 A large tropical lizard with a ridge of spines
- 5 A common bird with a red breast
Answers
- 3 Across: A flying animal that comes out at night (3)BAT
- 4 Across: A pink farm animal with a curly tail (3)PIG
- 6 Across: A lizard that can change its color (9)CHAMELEON
- 7 Across: The largest animal in the ocean (5)WHALE
- 1 Down: A desert animal with one or two humps on its back (5)CAMEL
- 2 Down: A large tropical lizard with a ridge of spines (6)IGUANA
- 5 Down: A common bird with a red breast (5)ROBIN
🐾 Animals Crossword #3
11×11 grid
Across
- 1 A large bird with a pouch under its beak for catching fish
- 5 A large reptile with a long snout that lives in water
Down
- 2 A lizard that can change its color
- 3 A large ocean fish with sharp teeth
- 4 A small orange fish often kept as a pet
- 6 A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws
Answers
- 1 Across: A large bird with a pouch under its beak for catching fish (7)PELICAN
- 5 Across: A large reptile with a long snout that lives in water (9)CROCODILE
- 2 Down: A lizard that can change its color (9)CHAMELEON
- 3 Down: A large ocean fish with sharp teeth (5)SHARK
- 4 Down: A small orange fish often kept as a pet (8)GOLDFISH
- 6 Down: A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws (4)CRAB
🐾 Animals Crossword #4
11×11 grid
Across
- 1 A small lizard that can climb walls
- 2 A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back
- 4 A common bird with a red breast
- 5 A large heavy animal that loves to sit in water
Down
- 1 A small orange fish often kept as a pet
- 3 A farm animal with horns that likes to climb
Answers
- 1 Across: A small lizard that can climb walls (5)GECKO
- 2 Across: A slow creature that carries a spiral shell on its back (5)SNAIL
- 4 Across: A common bird with a red breast (5)ROBIN
- 5 Across: A large heavy animal that loves to sit in water (5)HIPPO
- 1 Down: A small orange fish often kept as a pet (8)GOLDFISH
- 3 Down: A farm animal with horns that likes to climb (4)GOAT
🐾 Animals Crossword #5
11×11 grid
Across
- 2 A long thin creature that lives in the soil
- 4 The tallest animal in the world with a very long neck
- 6 A female chicken that lays eggs
- 7 A long reptile with no legs that slithers
Down
- 1 A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings
- 3 A bird with beautiful blue and green tail feathers
- 5 A tiny insect that lives in large groups
Answers
- 2 Across: A long thin creature that lives in the soil (4)WORM
- 4 Across: The tallest animal in the world with a very long neck (7)GIRAFFE
- 6 Across: A female chicken that lays eggs (3)HEN
- 7 Across: A long reptile with no legs that slithers (5)SNAKE
- 1 Down: A flying insect with a long body and shiny wings (9)DRAGONFLY
- 3 Down: A bird with beautiful blue and green tail feathers (7)PEACOCK
- 5 Down: A tiny insect that lives in large groups (3)ANT
Solver Notes
- 2. A shellfish with two hard shells that close together
- 6. A flying insect that makes honey and buzzes
- 7. A large animal people ride on
- 1. A small animal covered in sharp spines
- 3. A large sea creature with big claws
- 4. A sea creature with a hard shell and pinching claws
- 5. A playful water animal that floats on its back
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