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