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