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