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