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