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