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