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