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