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