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