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