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