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