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