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