Ocean Life Crossword for Seniors

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

The clues are plain and short, 5.9 words on average, and the sheet prints with larger clue text and lines for a name and the date.

It opens with "Brown algae that grows in towering fronds" at 2 Across, four letters.

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

Where to start

  1. 2 Across (4)Brown algae that grows in towering fronds
  2. 1 Down (6)Arctic giant sporting formidable ivory
  3. 5 Down (8)Drifting organisms moved by ocean currents

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Across

  1. 2. Brown algae that grows in towering fronds
  2. 4. Tooth-replacing predator with a cartilaginous frame
  3. 7. Baleen whale's primary bite-sized snack
  4. 9. Warm-blooded swimmer prized in sushi
  5. 10. Sessile metazoan filtering water through its pores
  6. 12. Pearl-producing bivalve mollusk
  7. 14. Spherical creature covered in protective spines
  8. 15. Blubbery pinniped that might balance a ball

Down

  1. 1. Arctic giant sporting formidable ivory
  2. 3. Benthic crustacean turning red when boiled
  3. 5. Drifting organisms moved by ocean currents
  4. 6. Breaching behemoth of the deep
  5. 8. Invertebrate known to squeeze through impossibly small gaps
  6. 11. Apex predator belonging to the oceanic dolphin family
  7. 13. Elongated fish lacking pelvic fins

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