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PuzzleDesign Puzzle title Clues (one per line, as ANSWER: clue)RAPTOR: Fast hunting dinosaur with a curved claw FOSSIL: Ancient bone or print preserved in rock STEGOSAURUS: Plant eater with plates along its back TRICERATOPS: Dinosaur with three horns and a frill PTERODACTYL: Flying reptile of the dinosaur age DIPLODOCUS: Long-necked giant that ate leaves CLAW: Sharp curved nail on a dinosaur toe EGG: A baby dinosaur hatched from one HERBIVORE: A dinosaur that ate only plants EXTINCT: Word for animals that died out long ago BONES: What a dinosaur skeleton is made of TAIL: Long back end a dinosaur swung for balance ROAR: The loud sound a big dinosaur might make SCALE: One small plate of a reptile skin Difficulty EasyMediumHardExtremeEvil Harder grades use longer answers and give fewer crossing letters. Grid size Smaller grids print larger. 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Hide the preview - Dinosaurs Crossword Medium Across 1 Ancient bone or print preserved in rock 5 The loud sound a big dinosaur might make 6 A dinosaur that ate only plants 8 Fast hunting dinosaur with a curved claw 9 Sharp curved nail on a dinosaur toe Down 2 One small plate of a reptile skin 3 What a dinosaur skeleton is made of 4 Word for animals that died out long ago 7 Long back end a dinosaur swung for balance 1 Puzzle - Dinosaurs Crossword · Answers Medium · Solution Across 1 Ancient bone or print preserved in rock 5 The loud sound a big dinosaur might make 6 A dinosaur that ate only plants 8 Fast hunting dinosaur with a curved claw 9 Sharp curved nail on a dinosaur toe Down 2 One small plate of a reptile skin 3 What a dinosaur skeleton is made of 4 Word for animals that died out long ago 7 Long back end a dinosaur swung for balance 2 Answer key Generate puzzlePrint / save PDF ## Clues in this dinosaurs crossword The 14 clues below fill the grid above. Each answer length is shown to help younger solvers; the full answer key prints on the second page. 1. Fast hunting dinosaur with a curved claw (6 letters) 2. Ancient bone or print preserved in rock (6 letters) 3. Plant eater with plates along its back (11 letters) 4. Dinosaur with three horns and a frill (11 letters) 5. Flying reptile of the dinosaur age (11 letters) 6. Long-necked giant that ate leaves (10 letters) 7. Sharp curved nail on a dinosaur toe (4 letters) 8. A baby dinosaur hatched from one (3 letters) 9. A dinosaur that ate only plants (9 letters) 10. Word for animals that died out long ago (7 letters) 11. What a dinosaur skeleton is made of (5 letters) 12. Long back end a dinosaur swung for balance (4 letters) 13. The loud sound a big dinosaur might make (4 letters) 14. One small plate of a reptile skin (5 letters) ## Dinosaurs by letter count Stuck on a crossword clue? Here are dinosaurs grouped by how many letters they have, so you can match the answer to the squares. | Letters | Dinosaurs | | --- | --- | | 4 letters | Claw, Tail, Roar, Bone | | 5 letters | Scale, Crest | | 6 letters | Raptor, Fossil | | 7 letters | Extinct, Reptile | | 9 letters | Iguanodon, Herbivore, Carnivore | | 10 letters | Allosaurus, Diplodocus | | 11 letters | Stegosaurus, Triceratops, Pterodactyl, Spinosaurus | ## Making a whole dinosaurs book? This page makes one dinosaurs puzzle. To publish a themed book on Amazon KDP, the [KDP crossword maker](https://www.oncebooks.com/kdp-crossword-maker) drafts a clue bank and generates hundreds of graded puzzles at any trim, as a print-ready 300 DPI interior and answer-key PDF. Generate once, export unlimited sizes. ## More crossword themes - [Animals](https://www.oncebooks.com/crossword/animals) - [Ocean Animals](https://www.oncebooks.com/crossword/ocean-animals) - [Space](https://www.oncebooks.com/crossword/space) - [Birds](https://www.oncebooks.com/crossword/birds) - [Food](https://www.oncebooks.com/crossword/food) - [Fruits](https://www.oncebooks.com/crossword/fruits) [See every crossword theme](https://www.oncebooks.com/crossword) ## Questions **What is an 11-letter dinosaur?** Stegosaurus, triceratops, pterodactyl and spinosaurus each have eleven letters. **What is a 10-letter dinosaur?** Allosaurus and diplodocus are ten-letter dinosaurs. **What is a 9-letter dinosaur?** Iguanodon is a nine-letter dinosaur; herbivore and carnivore also have nine letters. **Is this dinosaurs crossword free to print?** Yes. Generate the dinosaurs puzzle above, with its 14 clues and a full answer key, and print it at no cost and with no sign-up. It is free for classroom, home and personal use. **Can I change the dinosaurs clues?** Yes. The generator is pre-filled with a themed clue list, but you can edit any clue, add your own, or change the title and generate a fresh grid. It runs entirely in your browser. **Can I make a dinosaurs crossword book to sell on KDP?** Yes. The free tool makes one puzzle. Publisher Studio drafts a clue bank with AI and generates hundreds of graded puzzles at any KDP trim, as a print-ready 300 DPI interior and answer-key PDF, so you can publish a themed book.