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