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