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