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