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