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