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