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