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