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