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