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