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