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