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