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