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