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