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