Ocean criss-cross
Fourteen ocean words in one grid, from EEL and RAY to LIGHTHOUSE and JELLYFISH. ANCHOR is «a heavy hook that keeps a boat from drifting away» — the clues stay on what a child could see from a boat or a beach, not on marine biology.
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What is on this sheet
- Grid
- 11 × 17
- Clues
- 14
- Across
- 8
- Down
- 6
Across
- 3. A long, snake-like creature that lives in water
- 4. A sea animal with flippers that barks and swims
- 5. A shellfish that can form a pearl inside its shell
- 7. A piece of land with water all around it
- 9. A heavy hook that keeps a boat from drifting away
- 12. A flat sea creature with wide fins like wings
- 13. A tiny fish with a curved neck, shaped like a horse
- 14. A tall tower that helps guide ships safely to shore
Down
- 1. A large brown seaweed that grows in the ocean
- 2. A soft, see-through creature that can sting
- 6. A sea animal with claws that walks sideways
- 8. A small shelled creature that clings to rocks or boats
- 10. A steady flow of water moving through the sea
- 11. A sea animal with big claws and a hard shell