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