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