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