ANIMAL CRACKERS 

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

December, 2020

 

Fill the name of an animal into each set of blanks to complete the words. [Note from JA: I found this puzzle to be very difficult.]

 

Example: S _ _ _ TER would be sCATter - scatter

 

1. S _ _ _ L

2. IN _ _ _ _ AL

3. FOR _ _ _ _ TE

4. S _ _ _ _ BLE

5. H _ _ _ _ CUS

6. S _ _ _ _ NTE

7. BENE _ _ _ _ NT

8. E _ _ _ _ IENT 

HINTS:

The first letter of the missing animal:

1. SC _ _ L

2. INT _ _ _ AL

3. FORT _ _ _ TE

4. SC _ _ _ BLE

5. HI _ _ _ CUS

6. SP _ _ _ NTE

7. BENEV _ _ _ NT

8. EB _ _ _ IENT

Answers:

 

1. sCOWl - scowl

2. inTERNal - internal

3. forTUNAte - fortunate

4. sCRABble - scrabble

5. hIBIScus - hibiscus

6. sPUMAnte - spumante*

7. beneVOLEnt - benevolent

8. eBULLient - ebullient

 

*Spumante is an Italian white wine.