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