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Animals Challenge Crossword #1

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Animals Challenge Crossword #1

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Animals Challenge Crossword #1

15 × 15 grid · 18 words · Hard · CrosswordWise

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  1. 6. Australian marsupial that hugs eucalyptus trees
  2. 7. Masked bandit of the trash cans
  3. 9. Biggest bird, famous for speed not flight
  4. 11. African horse in black-and-white stripes
  5. 12. Fastest bird in the sky
  6. 15. Warm-blooded animal that feeds its young milk
  7. 16. A lion's shaggy neck hair
  8. 17. Soaring bird of prey and US symbol

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  1. 1. Smart, playful ocean mammal
  2. 2. Awake at night, like owls and bats
  3. 3. Blending-in trick used by chameleons
  4. 4. A cat's soft feet
  5. 5. Red-breasted songbird of early spring
  6. 8. Big striped cat of Asia
  7. 9. Night bird that hoots
  8. 10. Natural home of an animal
  9. 13. Desert traveler with humps
  10. 14. Gentle grazer, symbol of the forest

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Animals Challenge Crossword #1

15 × 15 grid · 18 words · Hard · CrosswordWise

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  1. 6. Australian marsupial that hugs eucalyptus trees — KOALA
  2. 7. Masked bandit of the trash cans — RACCOON
  3. 9. Biggest bird, famous for speed not flight — OSTRICH
  4. 11. African horse in black-and-white stripes — ZEBRA
  5. 12. Fastest bird in the sky — FALCON
  6. 15. Warm-blooded animal that feeds its young milk — MAMMAL
  7. 16. A lion's shaggy neck hair — MANE
  8. 17. Soaring bird of prey and US symbol — EAGLE

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  1. 1. Smart, playful ocean mammal — DOLPHIN
  2. 2. Awake at night, like owls and bats — NOCTURNAL
  3. 3. Blending-in trick used by chameleons — CAMOUFLAGE
  4. 4. A cat's soft feet — PAWS
  5. 5. Red-breasted songbird of early spring — ROBIN
  6. 8. Big striped cat of Asia — TIGER
  7. 9. Night bird that hoots — OWL
  8. 10. Natural home of an animal — HABITAT
  9. 13. Desert traveler with humps — CAMEL
  10. 14. Gentle grazer, symbol of the forest — DEER

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Eighteen animal answers wait on a 15x15 grid, our biggest wildlife puzzle yet and a true hard-difficulty challenge. Clues roam from the masked bandit of the trash cans to the fastest bird in the sky, and long entries like camouflage and nocturnal cross in ways that reward real vocabulary rather than lucky guesses. Confident teens, adult solvers, and families ready for a longer sit are the right audience; younger animal fans should warm up on our easier grids first.

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