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