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