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