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