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