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