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