Animals crossword
Every child has a favourite animal, and this crossword rounds up a whole zoo. Read each clue, count the squares, and write in creatures from the lion to the leopard. It builds reading, spelling and vocabulary, and it is good fun too.
Harder grades use longer answers and give fewer crossing letters.
Smaller grids print larger.
4 answers did not fit this grid and were left out: TIGER, PANDA, LION, WOLF. Try a larger grid or an easier grade.
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Two pages: the puzzle with its numbered clues, and a full answer key with the grid filled in. The answers interlock across and down, sized for clean large-print printing.
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The puzzle and its answer key, as they print.
How to solve a crossword
Fill the white squares so every numbered clue reads across or down.
The method
- 1Read the clue and its number. Each number in the grid starts an answer going across or down. Find the clue with that number and direction.
- 2Count the squares. The run of white squares after the number tells you how many letters the answer has.
- 3Write the answers you are sure of first. Start with the clues you know. Each answer you fill hands letters to the clues that cross it.
- 4Use the crossing letters. A shared letter from an answer you have placed narrows a crossing clue, often to a single word.
- The one rule
- Every white square belongs to an across answer and a down answer, and the two must agree on their shared letter.
- What the answer page shows
- The completed grid is printed at the back.
- How the grades differ
- Easier puzzles use common words and plain clues; harder ones use trickier wording and longer answers.
- Good for
- Word lovers, from a gentle themed puzzle to a classic challenge.
Clues in this animals crossword
The 15 clues below fill the grid above. Each answer length is shown to help younger solvers; the full answer key prints on the second page.
- King of the jungle (4 letters)
- Big cat with orange and black stripes (5 letters)
- African horse in black and white stripes (5 letters)
- Black and white bear that eats bamboo (5 letters)
- Tree-swinging animal that loves bananas (6 letters)
- Tallest animal, with a very long neck (7 letters)
- Huge grey animal with a trunk and tusks (8 letters)
- Long-eared animal that hops (6 letters)
- Animal you ride, with a mane and hooves (5 letters)
- Wild relative of the dog that howls (4 letters)
- Spotted big cat that climbs trees (7 letters)
- Woodland animal with antlers (4 letters)
- Cunning animal with a bushy red tail (3 letters)
- Furry animal that sleeps all winter (4 letters)
- Desert animal with one or two humps (5 letters)
Animals by letter count
Stuck on a crossword clue? Here are animals grouped by how many letters they have, so you can match the answer to the squares.
| Letters | Animals |
|---|---|
| 3 letters | Cat, Dog, Fox, Cow, Pig, Bat, Rat, Ape, Yak |
| 4 letters | Lion, Wolf, Bear, Deer, Goat, Frog, Hare, Mole, Seal, Puma |
| 5 letters | Tiger, Zebra, Panda, Horse, Camel, Koala, Rhino, Hyena, Sloth |
| 6 letters | Monkey, Rabbit, Donkey, Badger, Beaver, Ferret, Walrus, Jaguar |
| 7 letters | Giraffe, Leopard, Gorilla, Cheetah, Hamster, Panther, Buffalo |
| 8 letters | Elephant, Kangaroo, Squirrel, Anteater, Hedgehog, Reindeer |
| 9 letters | Crocodile, Porcupine, Wolverine |
Making a whole animals book?
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Questions
- What is a 5-letter animal?
- Tiger, zebra, panda, horse, camel, koala and rhino are five-letter animals.
- What is a 6-letter animal?
- Monkey, rabbit, donkey, badger, beaver and walrus each have six letters.
- What is a 7-letter animal?
- Giraffe, leopard, gorilla, cheetah, hamster and panther are seven-letter animals.
- Is this animals crossword free to print?
- Yes. Generate the animals puzzle above, with its 15 clues and a full answer key, and print it at no cost and with no sign-up. It is free for classroom, home and personal use.
- Can I change the animals clues?
- Yes. The generator is pre-filled with a themed clue list, but you can edit any clue, add your own, or change the title and generate a fresh grid. It runs entirely in your browser.
- Can I make a animals crossword book to sell on KDP?
- Yes. The free tool makes one puzzle. Publisher Studio drafts a clue bank with AI and generates hundreds of graded puzzles at any KDP trim, as a print-ready 300 DPI interior and answer-key PDF, so you can publish a themed book.