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