Classic Crosswords Classic Deserts Medium — Set 1
🐾 Animals Crossword #1
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Across
- 2. A word related to animals
- 3. Long-legged bird on rooftops
- 5. Tall wading bird with long neck
- 6. Majestic bird of prey
Down
- 1. Legless reptile that slithers
- 3. A word related to animals
- 4. Playful river mammal
- 5. Marine organism forming reefs
Show answers
- 2 Across: A word related to animals (8)CREATION
- 3 Across: Long-legged bird on rooftops (5)STORK
- 5 Across: Tall wading bird with long neck (5)CRANE
- 6 Across: Majestic bird of prey (5)EAGLE
- 1 Down: Legless reptile that slithers (5)SNAKE
- 3 Down: A word related to animals (8)SCRAMBLE
- 4 Down: Playful river mammal (5)OTTER
- 5 Down: Marine organism forming reefs (5)CORAL
🐾 Animals Crossword #2
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Across
- 3. Long-legged bird on rooftops
- 6. Largest mammal in the sea
- 7. Venomous snake with fangs
Down
- 1. A word related to animals
- 2. Playful river mammal
- 4. Fearsome ocean predator with fins
- 5. Large intelligent black bird
- 8. Black and white bear from China
Show answers
- 3 Across: Long-legged bird on rooftops (5)STORK
- 6 Across: Largest mammal in the sea (5)WHALE
- 7 Across: Venomous snake with fangs (5)VIPER
- 1 Down: A word related to animals (7)MEERKAT
- 2 Down: Playful river mammal (5)OTTER
- 4 Down: Fearsome ocean predator with fins (5)SHARK
- 5 Down: Large intelligent black bird (5)RAVEN
- 8 Down: Black and white bear from China (5)PANDA
🐾 Animals Crossword #3
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Across
- 3. Legless reptile that slithers
- 4. Venomous snake with fangs
- 7. Marine organism forming reefs
- 8. Playful river mammal
Down
- 1. Desert animal with humps
- 2. Small lizard that climbs walls
- 3. Fearsome ocean predator with fins
- 5. Black and white bear from China
- 6. Largest member of deer family
Show answers
- 3 Across: Legless reptile that slithers (5)SNAKE
- 4 Across: Venomous snake with fangs (5)VIPER
- 7 Across: Marine organism forming reefs (5)CORAL
- 8 Across: Playful river mammal (5)OTTER
- 1 Down: Desert animal with humps (5)CAMEL
- 2 Down: Small lizard that climbs walls (5)GECKO
- 3 Down: Fearsome ocean predator with fins (5)SHARK
- 5 Down: Black and white bear from China (5)PANDA
- 6 Down: Largest member of deer family (5)MOOSE
🐾 Animals Crossword #4
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Across
- 1. Freshwater fish anglers love
- 4. A word related to animals
- 5. A word related to animals
- 8. A word related to animals
- 9. Black and white bear from China
Down
- 2. Striped big cat from Asia
- 3. Majestic bird of prey
- 4. Fearsome ocean predator with fins
- 6. A word related to animals
- 7. South American pack animal
Show answers
- 1 Across: Freshwater fish anglers love (5)TROUT
- 4 Across: A word related to animals (8)SCRAMBLE
- 5 Across: A word related to animals (7)LOBSTER
- 8 Across: A word related to animals (8)FLUENTLY
- 9 Across: Black and white bear from China (5)PANDA
- 2 Down: Striped big cat from Asia (5)TIGER
- 3 Down: Majestic bird of prey (5)EAGLE
- 4 Down: Fearsome ocean predator with fins (5)SHARK
- 6 Down: A word related to animals (6)TOUCAN
- 7 Down: South American pack animal (5)LLAMA
🐾 Animals Crossword #5
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Across
- 4. A word related to animals
- 5. Small lizard that climbs walls
- 6. Playful river mammal
- 7. A word related to animals
- 8. Tall wading bird with long neck
Down
- 1. Fearsome ocean predator with fins
- 2. Legless reptile that slithers
- 3. A word related to animals
Show answers
- 4 Across: A word related to animals (6)ANIMAL
- 5 Across: Small lizard that climbs walls (5)GECKO
- 6 Across: Playful river mammal (5)OTTER
- 7 Across: A word related to animals (8)CREATION
- 8 Across: Tall wading bird with long neck (5)CRANE
- 1 Down: Fearsome ocean predator with fins (5)SHARK
- 2 Down: Legless reptile that slithers (5)SNAKE
- 3 Down: A word related to animals (9)PHENOMENA
Solver Notes
- 2. A word related to animals
- 3. Long-legged bird on rooftops
- 5. Tall wading bird with long neck
- 6. Majestic bird of prey
- 1. Legless reptile that slithers
- 3. A word related to animals
- 4. Playful river mammal
- 5. Marine organism forming reefs
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