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