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