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