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