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