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