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