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