Zoo Animals crossword
Tap a square and type. Tap it again to switch direction.
Across
- 3 Flightless bird that looks like it wears a tuxedo
- 5 Enclosure designed to match where an animal lives in the wild
- 6 Playful swimmer that floats on its back
- 8 Huge gray mammal with a long trunk and wide ears
- 11 Pink wader that often rests on one leg
- 12 ___ dragon, the world's biggest lizard
- 13 Big orange cat with black stripes
- 14 Humped desert animal that can go days without water
- 15 Striped relative of the horse
Down
- 1 Small mongoose relative that stands upright on lookout duty
- 2 Tallest animal, browsing leaves from treetops
- 4 Slow-moving hanger-on of the rainforest
- 7 Australian hopper with a built-in pouch
- 9 Thick-skinned beast known for its horn, for short
- 10 Largest of the great apes
- 12 Staff member who feeds and cares for the animals
About this puzzle
A 20 by 19 crossword with 9 across and 7 down, on the subject of Zoo Animals.
- Grid
- 20 x 19
- Across
- 9
- Down
- 7
- Longest answer
- KANGAROO (8 letters)
Show the answer key
- 1 down: MEERKAT. Small mongoose relative that stands upright on lookout duty
- 2 down: GIRAFFE. Tallest animal, browsing leaves from treetops
- 3 across: PENGUIN. Flightless bird that looks like it wears a tuxedo
- 4 down: SLOTH. Slow-moving hanger-on of the rainforest
- 5 across: HABITAT. Enclosure designed to match where an animal lives in the wild
- 6 across: OTTER. Playful swimmer that floats on its back
- 7 down: KANGAROO. Australian hopper with a built-in pouch
- 8 across: ELEPHANT. Huge gray mammal with a long trunk and wide ears
- 9 down: RHINO. Thick-skinned beast known for its horn, for short
- 10 down: GORILLA. Largest of the great apes
- 11 across: FLAMINGO. Pink wader that often rests on one leg
- 12 across: KOMODO. ___ dragon, the world's biggest lizard
- 12 down: KEEPER. Staff member who feeds and cares for the animals
- 13 across: TIGER. Big orange cat with black stripes
- 14 across: CAMEL. Humped desert animal that can go days without water
- 15 across: ZEBRA. Striped relative of the horse
Questions
- How many clues does this Zoo Animals crossword have?
- 9 across and 7 down, on a 20 x 19 grid. The longest answer is KANGAROO (8 letters).
- How do I switch between across and down?
- Tap a square to type into it, and tap the same square again to turn the corner. The answer you are filling is shaded on the grid and its clue lights up in the list, so you always know which one you are on.
- Will it tell me when a letter is wrong?
- Only when you ask. Press Check letters and any wrong letter is marked. A crossword is solved by reasoning across two answers at once, and flagging a letter the moment it is typed takes that away.
- Can I print this crossword?
- Yes. The printable version carries the same grid and clues with the answer key, at three difficulties.
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