Challenge Crosswords Animals Hard — Set 5
🐾 Animals Crossword #1
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Across
- 3. Large tropical lizard
- 5. Eight-armed sea creature
- 7. Bird with a large bill pouch
- 8. Fish-eating raptor near water
- 10. A word related to animals
- 11. Red crustacean served at dinner
Down
- 1. Tusked Arctic marine mammal
- 2. A word related to animals
- 4. Tropical bird with huge beak
- 6. A word related to animals
- 9. Colorful bird that can talk
Show answers
- 3 Across: Large tropical lizard (6)IGUANA
- 5 Across: Eight-armed sea creature (7)OCTOPUS
- 7 Across: Bird with a large bill pouch (7)PELICAN
- 8 Across: Fish-eating raptor near water (6)OSPREY
- 10 Across: A word related to animals (10)RHINOCEROS
- 11 Across: Red crustacean served at dinner (7)LOBSTER
- 1 Down: Tusked Arctic marine mammal (6)WALRUS
- 2 Down: A word related to animals (11)SUBCATEGORY
- 4 Down: Tropical bird with huge beak (6)TOUCAN
- 6 Down: A word related to animals (5)TAPIR
- 9 Down: Colorful bird that can talk (6)PARROT
🐾 Animals Crossword #2
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Across
- 4. Common small brown bird
- 5. A word related to animals
- 6. Eight-armed sea creature
- 10. A word related to animals
- 11. Tallest living land animal
- 12. Swift hunting bird of prey
Down
- 1. A word related to animals
- 2. A word related to animals
- 3. Tusked Arctic marine mammal
- 7. Tropical bird with huge beak
- 8. Largest living primate
- 9. Striped-face burrowing mammal
Show answers
- 4 Across: Common small brown bird (7)SPARROW
- 5 Across: A word related to animals (10)RHINOCEROS
- 6 Across: Eight-armed sea creature (7)OCTOPUS
- 10 Across: A word related to animals (11)SUBCATEGORY
- 11 Across: Tallest living land animal (7)GIRAFFE
- 12 Across: Swift hunting bird of prey (6)FALCON
- 1 Down: A word related to animals (5)TAPIR
- 2 Down: A word related to animals (12)SOPHISTICATE
- 3 Down: Tusked Arctic marine mammal (6)WALRUS
- 7 Down: Tropical bird with huge beak (6)TOUCAN
- 8 Down: Largest living primate (7)GORILLA
- 9 Down: Striped-face burrowing mammal (6)BADGER
🐾 Animals Crossword #3
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Across
- 2. Common small brown bird
- 5. Bird with a large bill pouch
- 6. Red crustacean served at dinner
- 8. Large bovine of the plains
- 9. Tallest living land animal
- 10. Intelligent marine mammal
Down
- 1. A word related to animals
- 2. A word related to animals
- 3. Colorful bird that can talk
- 4. A word related to animals
- 7. Tropical bird with huge beak
Show answers
- 2 Across: Common small brown bird (7)SPARROW
- 5 Across: Bird with a large bill pouch (7)PELICAN
- 6 Across: Red crustacean served at dinner (7)LOBSTER
- 8 Across: Large bovine of the plains (7)BUFFALO
- 9 Across: Tallest living land animal (7)GIRAFFE
- 10 Across: Intelligent marine mammal (7)DOLPHIN
- 1 Down: A word related to animals (9)CHAMELEON
- 2 Down: A word related to animals (12)SOPHISTICATE
- 3 Down: Colorful bird that can talk (6)PARROT
- 4 Down: A word related to animals (5)TAPIR
- 7 Down: Tropical bird with huge beak (6)TOUCAN
🐾 Animals Crossword #4
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Across
- 4. A word related to animals
- 7. Colorful bird that can talk
- 8. Swift hunting bird of prey
- 9. Large tropical lizard
- 10. Dark-coated big cat
Down
- 1. A word related to animals
- 2. Bird with a large bill pouch
- 3. Tusked Arctic marine mammal
- 5. Eight-armed sea creature
- 6. Fastest land animal
Show answers
- 4 Across: A word related to animals (12)VERIFICATION
- 7 Across: Colorful bird that can talk (6)PARROT
- 8 Across: Swift hunting bird of prey (6)FALCON
- 9 Across: Large tropical lizard (6)IGUANA
- 10 Across: Dark-coated big cat (7)PANTHER
- 1 Down: A word related to animals (10)CHIMPANZEE
- 2 Down: Bird with a large bill pouch (7)PELICAN
- 3 Down: Tusked Arctic marine mammal (6)WALRUS
- 5 Down: Eight-armed sea creature (7)OCTOPUS
- 6 Down: Fastest land animal (7)CHEETAH
🐾 Animals Crossword #5
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Across
- 1. Bird with a large bill pouch
- 4. Eight-armed sea creature
- 6. A word related to animals
- 7. Wild dog of Africa and Asia
- 10. A word related to animals
Down
- 2. Fastest land animal
- 3. Red crustacean served at dinner
- 5. Tallest living land animal
- 8. Spotted big cat of Africa
- 9. Tusked Arctic marine mammal
Show answers
- 1 Across: Bird with a large bill pouch (7)PELICAN
- 4 Across: Eight-armed sea creature (7)OCTOPUS
- 6 Across: A word related to animals (12)SOPHISTICATE
- 7 Across: Wild dog of Africa and Asia (6)JACKAL
- 10 Across: A word related to animals (11)SUBCATEGORY
- 2 Down: Fastest land animal (7)CHEETAH
- 3 Down: Red crustacean served at dinner (7)LOBSTER
- 5 Down: Tallest living land animal (7)GIRAFFE
- 8 Down: Spotted big cat of Africa (7)LEOPARD
- 9 Down: Tusked Arctic marine mammal (6)WALRUS
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