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