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