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