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