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