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