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