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