This easy crossword about animals has 17 clues on an 11 by 11 grid.
Thirteen of the seventeen answers have five letters or fewer, and a clue averages 4.4 words, so young solvers have plenty of easy ways in.
The shortest answer has three letters (13 Across: "Popular domestic pet"), a good first one to fill in.
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