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