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