Ocean Life Crossword for Kids

This easy crossword about ocean life has 15 clues on an 11 by 11 grid.

Eight of the fifteen answers have five letters or fewer, and a clue averages 7.6 words, so young solvers have plenty of easy ways in.

The shortest answer has three letters (13 Across: "Snakelike marine fish"), a good first one to fill in.

  • 15 clues
  • 11 x 11 grid
  • Easy
  • Answers 3 to 8 letters

Three short ones to start with

  1. 6 Across (4)Flippered marine mammal that barks
  2. 13 Across (3)Snakelike marine fish
  3. 1 Down (3)Flat-bodied cartilaginous fish with a stinging tail

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Across

  1. 3. Furry, playful aquatic mammal that often floats on its back
  2. 5. Simple aquatic plants that lack true stems or leaves
  3. 6. Flippered marine mammal that barks
  4. 9. Flower-like marine animal with stinging tentacles
  5. 11. Large marine predator with sharp teeth
  6. 12. Hard colorful skeleton formed by tiny sea animals
  7. 13. Snakelike marine fish
  8. 14. Spiky, spherical sea creature found on the ocean floor

Down

  1. 1. Flat-bodied cartilaginous fish with a stinging tail
  2. 2. Gentile, slow-moving aquatic mammal known as a sea cow
  3. 4. Reptile with a protective shell that swims in the sea
  4. 6. Small upright-swimming fish with a head resembling an equine
  5. 7. Microscopic organisms drifting in the sea
  6. 8. Large marine crustacean highly valued as seafood
  7. 10. Distinctive black and white marine mammal in the dolphin family

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