Animals & Wildlife Crossword Puzzles
Animals make good crossword material because nearly everyone knows a bit and almost nobody knows the lot. A grid can run from ROBIN and BADGER, which any British garden will supply, through to NARWHAL and OKAPI, which most people have only ever met in a nature documentary. That spread is what keeps a puzzle moving: you get a run of easy fills, then hit something that needs the crossing letters before it will come.
The wildlife puzzles here mix familiar British species with animals from further afield, along with the vocabulary that goes with them — habitats, collective nouns, young, calls. A new one lands each week and the whole archive stays up, so you can work back through it at whatever pace suits. Every puzzle is free, solvable in a browser on a phone or a laptop, and printable if you would rather do it with a pen.
This week's puzzle
Archive
Animals & Wildlife Crossword — 28 September 2026
28 September 2026 · 14×14 · Medium
Animals & Wildlife Crossword — 21 September 2026
21 September 2026 · 13×13 · Medium
Animals & Wildlife Crossword — 14 September 2026
14 September 2026 · 13×13 · Medium
Animals & Wildlife Crossword — 7 September 2026
7 September 2026 · 15×15 · Medium
Animals & Wildlife Crossword — 28 August 2026
28 August 2026 · 21×21 · Medium
What makes these fun to solve
- • A mix of back-garden regulars and animals you'll only know from the telly.
- • Collective nouns and animal young turn up often, and they're satisfying to crack.
- • Short answers keep the grid ticking, so it rarely stalls completely.
Common questions
- Are these crosswords free?
- Yes, all of them. You can solve every puzzle in the archive in your browser without paying and without making an account. There are ads on the free site, and a small supporter option if you would rather not see them.
- How often are new puzzles added?
- One new puzzle in each theme every week, and the older ones stay in the archive on the same page rather than disappearing.
- Can I print the puzzles?
- Yes. Every puzzle has a print view that lays the empty grid and the clues out on A4, with a separate answer sheet, so you can run off a copy for each person.
- Can I make my own animal crossword?
- Yes. Type in your own words — your pets, a class topic, or the birds on your feeder — write a clue for each one, and the grid arranges itself around them. It takes about five minutes, and you get a link you can send to anyone, plus a printable version.
Make your own animal crossword
Your own words and clues, arranged into a grid in about five minutes, with a link you can send to anyone.
Build a crossword