Challenge Crosswords Astronomy Grandmaster — Set 1
🐾 Animals Crossword #1
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Across
- 2. Tuxedo-wearing flightless bird
- 5. Swift hunting bird of prey
- 6. Tallest living land animal
- 8. A word related to animals
- 9. Red crustacean served at dinner
- 10. Wild dog of Africa and Asia
Down
- 1. A word related to animals
- 3. A word related to animals
- 4. Striped-face burrowing mammal
- 7. Fastest land animal
Show answers
- 2 Across: Tuxedo-wearing flightless bird (7)PENGUIN
- 5 Across: Swift hunting bird of prey (6)FALCON
- 6 Across: Tallest living land animal (7)GIRAFFE
- 8 Across: A word related to animals (5)TAPIR
- 9 Across: Red crustacean served at dinner (7)LOBSTER
- 10 Across: Wild dog of Africa and Asia (6)JACKAL
- 1 Down: A word related to animals (12)VERIFICATION
- 3 Down: A word related to animals (11)SUBSTANTIAL
- 4 Down: Striped-face burrowing mammal (6)BADGER
- 7 Down: Fastest land animal (7)CHEETAH
🐾 Animals Crossword #2
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Across
- 2. Tallest living land animal
- 4. Colorful bird that can talk
- 6. Tusked Arctic marine mammal
- 9. Bird with a large bill pouch
- 10. Large tropical lizard
Down
- 1. Dark-coated big cat
- 3. Common small brown bird
- 5. Striped-face burrowing mammal
- 7. A word related to animals
- 8. A word related to animals
Show answers
- 2 Across: Tallest living land animal (7)GIRAFFE
- 4 Across: Colorful bird that can talk (6)PARROT
- 6 Across: Tusked Arctic marine mammal (6)WALRUS
- 9 Across: Bird with a large bill pouch (7)PELICAN
- 10 Across: Large tropical lizard (6)IGUANA
- 1 Down: Dark-coated big cat (7)PANTHER
- 3 Down: Common small brown bird (7)SPARROW
- 5 Down: Striped-face burrowing mammal (6)BADGER
- 7 Down: A word related to animals (8)ANACONDA
- 8 Down: A word related to animals (5)TAPIR
🐾 Animals Crossword #3
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Across
- 2. Wild dog of Africa and Asia
- 6. Colorful bird that can talk
- 8. Bird with a large bill pouch
- 9. Swift hunting bird of prey
- 10. A word related to animals
Down
- 1. A word related to animals
- 3. Spotted big cat of Africa
- 4. Tallest living land animal
- 5. Eight-armed sea creature
- 7. A word related to animals
Show answers
- 2 Across: Wild dog of Africa and Asia (6)JACKAL
- 6 Across: Colorful bird that can talk (6)PARROT
- 8 Across: Bird with a large bill pouch (7)PELICAN
- 9 Across: Swift hunting bird of prey (6)FALCON
- 10 Across: A word related to animals (10)CHIMPANZEE
- 1 Down: A word related to animals (5)TAPIR
- 3 Down: Spotted big cat of Africa (7)LEOPARD
- 4 Down: Tallest living land animal (7)GIRAFFE
- 5 Down: Eight-armed sea creature (7)OCTOPUS
- 7 Down: A word related to animals (8)ANACONDA
🐾 Animals Crossword #4
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Across
- 2. A word related to animals
- 4. Large tropical lizard
- 5. Striped-face burrowing mammal
- 7. Eight-armed sea creature
- 9. A word related to animals
- 10. Tallest living land animal
Down
- 1. A word related to animals
- 3. Swift hunting bird of prey
- 6. A word related to animals
- 8. Tuxedo-wearing flightless bird
Show answers
- 2 Across: A word related to animals (8)ANACONDA
- 4 Across: Large tropical lizard (6)IGUANA
- 5 Across: Striped-face burrowing mammal (6)BADGER
- 7 Across: Eight-armed sea creature (7)OCTOPUS
- 9 Across: A word related to animals (11)SUBCATEGORY
- 10 Across: Tallest living land animal (7)GIRAFFE
- 1 Down: A word related to animals (5)TAPIR
- 3 Down: Swift hunting bird of prey (6)FALCON
- 6 Down: A word related to animals (9)CHAMELEON
- 8 Down: Tuxedo-wearing flightless bird (7)PENGUIN
🐾 Animals Crossword #5
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Across
- 1. Wild dog of Africa and Asia
- 3. Dark-coated big cat
- 4. A word related to animals
- 6. Tusked Arctic marine mammal
- 9. A word related to animals
- 10. Eight-armed sea creature
Down
- 2. A word related to animals
- 3. Bird with a large bill pouch
- 5. Red crustacean served at dinner
- 7. Common small brown bird
- 8. A word related to animals
Show answers
- 1 Across: Wild dog of Africa and Asia (6)JACKAL
- 3 Across: Dark-coated big cat (7)PANTHER
- 4 Across: A word related to animals (12)VERIFICATION
- 6 Across: Tusked Arctic marine mammal (6)WALRUS
- 9 Across: A word related to animals (11)SUBCATEGORY
- 10 Across: Eight-armed sea creature (7)OCTOPUS
- 2 Down: A word related to animals (8)ANACONDA
- 3 Down: Bird with a large bill pouch (7)PELICAN
- 5 Down: Red crustacean served at dinner (7)LOBSTER
- 7 Down: Common small brown bird (7)SPARROW
- 8 Down: A word related to animals (5)TAPIR
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