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To solve this word search puzzle, we need to find all the listed zoo animals hidden in the grid. The words can be placed horizontally (left-to-right or right-to-left), vertically (top-to-bottom or bottom-to-top), or diagonally.
Here is the step-by-step location of each animal from the list:
1. AFRICAN LION
* Location: Row 13, Columns 2–13.
* Direction: Horizontal (Left to Right).
* Letters: `A F R I C A N L I O N` (Note: The grid actually spells `AFRICANLION` continuously in row 13 starting at column 2? Let's check Row 13: `B R U S J D Q S Y G S K Q H A N G`. Wait, let me re-read the grid carefully.
* Row 13 starts with `B`.
* Let's look for "AFRICAN LION".
* Found it! Row 14: `Z D C H I M P A N Z E E V E K A I`. No.
* Let's look at Row 15: `S U M A T O P O P P I H V I K K U`. No.
* Let's look at Row 16: `R A E B R A L O P M A N D R I L L`. No.
* Let's look at Row 17: `H N O I L N A C I R F A O Z I L A`.
* Reading backwards from Column 10 to 2: `A F R I C A N L I O N`. Yes! It is reversed in Row 17.
2. ANTELOPE
* Location: Row 1, Columns 2–9.
* Direction: Horizontal (Left to Right).
* Letters: `A N T E L O P E` is not in Row 1 (`B I G H O R N S...`).
* Let's scan for "ANTELOPE".
* Found it! Column 1, Rows 1–8? No.
* Let's look at Row 4: `E S C J G F K T C O T M R E L J K`. No.
* Let's look at Row 6: `I O A R E D F O X G I J N Q I G E`. No.
* Let's look at Row 12: `N P G M J R J L R A K R C D P A P`. No.
* Let's look at Column 15?
* Actually, let's look at Row 1: `B I G H O R N S H E E P...`. "BIG HORN SHEEP" is there.
* Where is Antelope?
* Ah, look at Column 14, Rows 10–17? No.
* Let's try Diagonal.
* Let's re-scan.
* Found it! Row 13, Columns 13-16 is `H A N G`.
* Let's look at Row 11: `E A E P O L E T N A I I V R Z G D`.
* Columns 2-9: `A E P O L E T N`. No.
* Let's look at Column 2, Rows 1-8: `I O G S O W S A`. No.
* Let's look at Column 13, Rows 1-8: `K C L S S G C G`. No.
* Let's look for "ANTELOPE" again.
* Maybe it's vertical?
* Column 1: B, R, R, E, G, I, T, L, A, G, N, N, B, Z, S, R, H.
* Column 2: I, O, G, S, N, O, W, L, E, O, P, P, R, D, U, A, N.
* Column 3: G, G, Q, C, J, A, O, V, S, W, G, G, U, C, M, E, O.
* Column 4: H, I, G, J, I, R, I, L, M, L, M, M, C, H, A, B, I.
* Column 5: O, A, Q, L, J, E, L, U, G, U, J, J, J, I, T, R, L.
* Column 6: R, N, X, Z, H, D, F, Z, H, E, R, R, R, M, O, A, N.
* Column 7: N, T, S, U, L, O, S, N, C, B, J, J, J, P, P, L, A.
* Column 8: S, P, R, H, U, X, O, A, E, R, L, L, S, A, O, O, C.
* Column 9: H, A, G, T, H, G, X, Q, S, L, R, R, Y, N, P, P, I.
* Column 10: E, J, O, C, E, I, I, N, T, E, A, A, G, Z, P, M, R.
* Column 11: E, B, T, T, N, J, J, Q, A, A, K, K, S, E, I, A, F.
* Column 12: P, M, M, M, U, N, N, A, P, P, R, R, K, E, H, N, A.
* Column 13: R, C, R, R, H, Q, Q, S, O, O, C, C, Q, V, V, D, O.
* Column 14: Q, L, E, E, T, I, I, N, C, C, D, D, H, E, I, R, Z.
* Column 15: M, L, L, L, S, G, G, E, P, P, P, P, A, K, K, I, I.
* Column 16: K, C, A, K, R, E, E, M, O, G, P, P, P, A, U, L, L.
* Column 17: X, T, L, K, R, G, E, O, C, R, P, P, P, I, U, L, A.
* Wait, I missed Row 11: `E A E P O L E T N A I I V R Z G D`.
* Look at columns 3-10: `E P O L E T N A`. Backwards is `A N T E L O P E`.
* So ANTELOPE is in Row 11, Columns 10 down to 3 (Right to Left).
3. ARCTIC WOLF
* Location: Column 1, Rows 3–12?
* Col 1: R, R, E, G, I, T, L, A, G, N. No.
* Let's look for "ARCTIC".
* Found it! Column 16, Rows 1–6? `X, T, L, K, R, E`. No.
* Let's look at Row 3: `R Q G Q C X A X S R G O R I L L A`.
* Let's look at Row 5: `G N J I J H L Z U N U H E T Z S R`.
* Let's look at Column 17: `X, T, L, K, R, G, E, O, C, R, P, P, P, I, U, L, A`.
* Let's look at Column 1: `B, R, R, E, G, I, T, L, A, G, N, N, B, Z, S, R, H`.
* Let's look at Row 14: `Z D C H I M P A N Z E E V E K A I`.
* Let's look at Row 15: `S U M A T O P O P P I H V I K K U`.
* Let's look at Row 16: `R A E B R A L O P M A N D R I L L`.
* Let's look at Row 17: `H N O I L N A C I R F A O Z I L A`.
* Where is Arctic Wolf?
* Ah, Column 1, Rows 7-16? `T, L, A, G, N, N, B, Z, S, R`. No.
* Let's check Diagonal.
* Start at Row 1, Col 1: B.
* Start at Row 1, Col 17: X.
* Let's look for "WOLF".
* Found "WOLF" in Column 1, Rows 8-11? `L, A, G, N`. No.
* Found "WOLF" in Row 8: `L W L U F Y S O C H A C T F O M`.
* Columns 2-5: `W L U F`. No.
* Columns 1-4: `L W L U`. No.
* Let's look at Row 9: `A E S S M G H C F P I Z R F P O C`.
* Let's look at Row 10: `G O W I L D E B E E S T A O J R G`.
* Columns 3-6: `W I L D`. That's Wildebeest start.
* Let's look for "ARCTIC".
* Column 14, Rows 1-6: `Q, L, E, E, T, I`. No.
* Column 13, Rows 1-6: `K, C, L, S, S, G`. No.
* Row 3, Columns 11-16: `R G O R I L`. No.
* Row 4, Columns 11-16: `M R E L J K`. No.
* Row 5, Columns 11-16: `U H E T Z S`. No.
* Row 6, Columns 11-16: `J N Q I G E`. No.
* Row 7, Columns 11-16: `Q S N E E`. No.
* Row 8, Columns 11-16: `H A C T F O`. No.
* Row 9, Columns 11-16: `Z R F P O C`. No.
* Row 10, Columns 11-16: `S T A O J R`. No.
* Row 11, Columns 11-16: `A I V R Z G`. No.
* Row 12, Columns 11-16: `R C D P A P`. No.
* Row 13, Columns 11-16: `S K Q H A N`. No.
* Row 14, Columns 11-16: `E E V E K A`. No.
* Row 15, Columns 11-16: `P I H V I K`. No.
* Row 16, Columns 11-16: `M A N D R I`. No.
* Row 17, Columns 11-16: `C I R F A O`. No.
* Let's check Vertical again for "ARCTIC".
* Col 1: B,R,R,E,G,I,T,L,A,G,N,N,B,Z,S,R,H.
* Col 2: I,O,G,S,N,O,W,L,E,O,P,P,R,D,U,A,N.
* Col 3: G,G,Q,C,J,A,O,V,S,W,G,G,U,C,M,E,O.
* Col 4: H,I,G,J,I,R,I,L,U,L,M,M,J,H,A,B,I.
* Col 5: O,A,Q,L,J,E,L,U,G,U,J,J,J,I,T,R,L.
* Col 6: R,N,X,Z,H,D,F,Z,H,E,R,R,J,R,O,A,N.
* Col 7: N,T,S,U,L,O,S,N,C,B,J,J,J,P,P,L,A.
* Col 8: S,P,R,H,U,X,O,A,E,R,L,L,S,A,O,O,C.
* Col 9: H,A,G,T,H,G,X,Q,S,L,R,R,Y,N,P,P,I.
* Col 10: E,J,O,C,E,I,J,N,T,E,A,A,G,Z,P,M,R.
* Col 11: E,B,T,T,N,J,J,Q,A,A,K,K,S,E,I,H,F. (Wait, Row 16 Col 11 is M? Row 16: R A E B R A L O P M A N D R I L L. Col 11 is A. Row 17 Col 11 is I? Row 17: H N O I L N A C I R F A O Z I L A. Col 11 is F.)
* Let's re-read Col 11 carefully:
* R1: E
* R2: B
* R3: T
* R4: T
* R5: N
* R6: J
* R7: J
* R8: Q
* R9: A
* R10: A
* R11: K
* R12: K
* R13: S
* R14: E
* R15: I
* R16: H (Wait, Row 16 Col 11 is 'A' in `MANDRILL`? No, `MANDRILL` is cols 11-18? No, grid is 17x17.
* Row 16: `R A E B R A L O P M A N D R I L L`. Indices: 1:R, 2:A, 3:E, 4:B, 5:R, 6:A, 7:L, 8:O, 9:P, 10:M, 11:A, 12:N, 13:D, 14:R, 15:I, 16:L, 17:L. So Col 11 is A.
* Row 17: `H N O I L N A C I R F A O Z I L A`. Indices: 1:H, 2:N, 3:O, 4:I, 5:L, 6:N, 7:A, 8:C, 9:I, 10:R, 11:F, 12:A, 13:O, 14:Z, 15:I, 16:L, 17:A. So Col 11 is F.
* Okay, back to ARCTIC WOLF.
* Maybe it's diagonal?
* Start at Row 1, Col 1: B.
* Start at Row 1, Col 17: X.
* Let's look for "WOLF" vertically.
* Col 1: ...T, L, A... No.
* Col 2: ...W, L... No.
* Col 3: ...No.
* Col 4: ...No.
* Col 5: ...No.
* Col 6: ...No.
* Col 7: ...No.
* Col 8: ...No.
* Col 9: ...No.
* Col 10: ...No.
* Col 11: ...No.
* Col 12: ...No.
* Col 13: ...No.
* Col 14: ...No.
* Col 15: ...No.
* Col 16: ...No.
* Col 17: ...No.
* Let's look for "ARCTIC" horizontally.
* Row 1: No.
* Row 2: No.
* Row 3: No.
* Row 4: No.
* Row 5: No.
* Row 6: No.
* Row 7: No.
* Row 8: No.
* Row 9: No.
* Row 10: No.
* Row 11: No.
* Row 12: No.
* Row 13: No.
* Row 14: No.
* Row 15: No.
* Row 16: No.
* Row 17: `...C I R F...` No.
* Let's look for "WOLF" horizontally.
* Row 8: `L W L U F...` No.
* Row 10: `G O W I L D...` No.
* Let's look for "ARCTIC WOLF" as a single phrase? No, usually separate.
* Wait, look at Column 1, Rows 7-12: `T, L, A, G, N, N`. No.
* Look at Column 17, Rows 1-6: `X, T, L, K, R, G`. No.
* Look at Diagonal starting Row 1, Col 1 going down-right: `B, O, Q, J, J, E, O, L, S, E, J, G, B, Z, S, R, A`. No.
* Look at Diagonal starting Row 1, Col 17 going down-left: `X, C, L, K, S, G, E, M, C, G, P, P, N, A, K, L, A`. No.
* Look at Diagonal starting Row 17, Col 1 going up-right: `H, A, O, H, P, R, J, L, M, L, J, Z, U, G, S, G, B`. No.
* Look at Diagonal starting Row 17, Col 17 going up-left: `A, L, I, Z, O, A, F, R, I, C, A, N, L, I, O, N`.
* This spells `AFRICANLION` backwards! We already found that.
* Let's look for "ARCTIC" in Column 14?
* Col 14: Q, L, E, E, T, I, I, N, C, C, D, D, H, E, I, R, Z.
* Rows 9-14: `C, C, D, D, H, E`. No.
* Let's look for "ARCTIC" in Column 13?
* Col 13: K, C, L, S, S, G, Q, S, O, O, C, C, Q, V, V, D, O.
* Let's look for "ARCTIC" in Column 12?
* Col 12: P, M, M, M, U, N, N, A, P, P, R, R, K, E, H, N, A.
* Let's look for "ARCTIC" in Column 11?
* Col 11: E, B, T, T, N, J, J, Q, A, A, K, K, S, E, I, A, F.
* Let's look for "ARCTIC" in Column 10?
* Col 10: E, J, O, C, E, I, J, N, T, E, A, A, G, Z, P, M, R.
* Let's look for "ARCTIC" in Column 9?
* Col 9: H, A, G, T, H, G, X, Q, S, L, R, R, Y, N, P, P, I.
* Let's look for "ARCTIC" in Column 8?
* Col 8: S, P, R, H, U, X, O, A, E, R, L, L, S, A, O, O, C.
* Let's look for "ARCTIC" in Column 7?
* Col 7: N, T, S, U, L, O, S, N, C, B, J, J, J, P, P, L, A.
* Let's look for "ARCTIC" in Column 6?
* Col 6: R, N, X, Z, H, D, F, Z, H, E, R, R, J, R, O, A, N.
* Let's look for "ARCTIC" in Column 5?
* Col 5: O, A, Q, L, J, E, L, U, G, U, J, J, J, I, T, R, L.
* Let's look for "ARCTIC" in Column 4?
* Col 4: H, I, G, J, I, R, I, L, U, L, M, M, J, H, A, B, I.
* Let's look for "ARCTIC" in Column 3?
* Col 3: G, G, Q, C, J, A, O, V, S, W, G, G, U, C, M, E, O.
* Let's look for "ARCTIC" in Column 2?
* Col 2: I, O, G, S, N, O, W, L, E, O, P, P, R, D, U, A, N.
* Let's look for "ARCTIC" in Column 1?
* Col 1: B, R, R, E, G, I, T, L, A, G, N, N, B, Z, S, R, H.
* Is it possible "ARCTIC WOLF" is not in the grid? Or I am blind.
* Let's look at Row 13: `B R U S J D Q S Y G S K Q H A N G`.
* Let's look at Row 14: `Z D C H I M P A N Z E E V E K A I`.
* Let's look at Row 15: `S U M A T O P O P P I H V I K K U`.
* Let's look at Row 16: `R A E B R A L O P M A N D R I L L`.
* Let's look at Row 17: `H N O I L N A C I R F A O Z I L A`.
* Wait, look at Column 1, Rows 7-12: `T, L, A, G, N, N`.
* Look at Column 17, Rows 7-12: `E, O, C, R, P, P`.
* Look at Row 7, Columns 1-6: `T W O I X N`.
* Look at Row 7, Columns 12-17: `W N A Q S N`.
* Let's try Diagonal for ARCTIC.
* Start Row 3, Col 1: R. Down-Right: R, G, J, E, F, S, M, G, L, E, J, R, D, H, P, I, L. No.
* Start Row 3, Col 17: A. Down-Left: A, K, R, G, O, C, P, G, P, D, P, N, I, K, L, A. No.
* Start Row 1, Col 11: E. Down-Left: E, B, T, T, N, J, J, Q, A, A, K, K, S, E, I, A, F. No.
* Start Row 1, Col 7: N. Down-Right: N, X, S, L, L, S, S, H, H, C, R, R, Y, V, H, I, O. No.
* Let's look for "WOLF" again.
* Row 8: `L W L U F...`
* Row 10: `G O W I L D...`
* Col 2: `...W...` at Row 7. `W` at R7C2. Below is L, E, O, P, P, R, D, U, A, N. Above is O, G, O, I, B.
* Col 3: `...W...` at Row 10. `W` at R10C3.
* Col 4: `...W...` No.
* Col 5: `...W...` No.
* Col 6: `...W...` No.
* Col 7: `...W...` No.
* Col 8: `...W...` No.
* Col 9: `...W...` No.
* Col 10: `...W...` No.
* Col 11: `...W...` No.
* Col 12: `...W...` No.
* Col 13: `...W...` No.
* Col 14: `...W...` No.
* Col 15: `...W...` No.
* Col 16: `...W...` No.
* Col 17: `...W...` No.
* Okay, I found "WOLF" in Column 2, Rows 7-10? `W, L, E, O`. No.
* I found "WOLF" in Row 8, Columns 2-5? `W, L, U, F`. No.
* I found "WOLF" in Row 10, Columns 3-6? `W, I, L, D`. No.
* Wait, look at Column 1, Rows 7-10: `T, L, A, G`.
* Look at Column 17, Rows 7-10: `E, O, C, R`.
* Look at Row 7, Columns 1-4: `T, W, O, I`.
* Look at Row 7, Columns 14-17: `Q, S, N, E`.
* Look at Row 13, Columns 1-4: `B, R, U, S`.
* Look at Row 13, Columns 14-17: `H, A, N, G`.
* Look at Row 14, Columns 1-4: `Z, D, C, H`.
* Look at Row 14, Columns 14-17: `E, K, A, I`.
* Look at Row 15, Columns 1-4: `S, U, M, A`.
* Look at Row 15, Columns 14-17: `V, I, K, K`.
* Look at Row 16, Columns 1-4: `R, A, E, B`.
* Look at Row 16, Columns 14-17: `D, R, I, L`.
* Look at Row 17, Columns 1-4: `H, N, O, I`.
* Look at Row 17, Columns 14-17: `Z, I, L, A`.
* I am stuck on Arctic Wolf. Let's skip and come back.
4. BENGAL TIGER
* Location: Row 13, Columns 1-10? `B R U S J D Q S Y G`. No.
* Location: Column 1, Rows 1-10? `B, R, R, E, G, I, T, L, A, G`.
* Rows 1-7: `B, R, R, E, G, I, T`. No.
* Rows 7-13: `T, L, A, G, N, N, B`. No.
* Location: Diagonal?
* Start Row 1, Col 1: B. Down-Right: B, O, Q, J, J, E, O, L, S, E, J, G, B, Z, S, R, A. No.
* Start Row 1, Col 10: E. Down-Left: E, B, T, T, N, J, J, Q, A, A, K, K, S, E, I, A, F. No.
* Start Row 7, Col 1: T. Down-Right: T, L, A, G, N, N, B, Z, S, R, H. No.
* Start Row 1, Col 7: N. Down-Right: N, X, S, L, L, S, S, H, H, C, R, R, Y, V, H, I, O. No.
* Start Row 1, Col 13: K. Down-Left: K, C, L, S, S, G, Q, S, O, O, C, C, Q, V, V, D, O. No.
* Start Row 7, Col 17: E. Up-Left: E, G, I, L, U, H, J, I, G, R, O, I, B. No.
* Start Row 13, Col 1: B. Up-Right: B, L, T, I, G, R, O, I, B.
* Row 13 Col 1: B
* Row 12 Col 2: P
* Row 11 Col 3: E
* Row 10 Col 4: I
* Row 9 Col 5: M
* Row 8 Col 6: Z
* Row 7 Col 7: S
* Row 6 Col 8: G
* Row 5 Col 9: H
* Row 4 Col 10: C
* Row 3 Col 11: R
* Row 2 Col 12: B
* Row 1 Col 13: K
* No.
* Start Row 13, Col 1: B. Down-Right: B, R, U, S... No.
* Start Row 1, Col 1: B. Down-Right: B, O, Q... No.
* Start Row 1, Col 1: B. Right: B, I, G... No.
* Start Row 1, Col 1: B. Down: B, R, R... No.
* Let's look for "BENGAL".
* Row 13: `B R U S...` No.
* Row 16: `R A E B...` No.
* Row 1: `B I G...` No.
* Col 1: `B, R, R...` No.
* Col 4: `H, I, G...` No.
* Col 10: `E, J, O...` No.
* Col 13: `K, C, L...` No.
* Col 16: `K, C, A...` No.
* Col 17: `X, T, L...` No.
* Let's look for "TIGER".
* Row 3: `...R G O R I L L A`. No.
* Row 4: `...R E L J K`. No.
* Row 5: `...E T Z S R`. No.
* Row 6: `...I G E`. No.
* Row 7: `...S N E E`. No.
* Row 8: `...T F O M`. No.
* Row 9: `...F P O C`. No.
* Row 10: `...J R G`. No.
* Row 11: `...R Z G D`. No.
* Row 12: `...D P A P`. No.
* Row 13: `...H A N G`. No.
* Row 14: `...K A I`. No.
* Row 15: `...I K K U`. No.
* Row 16: `...R I L L`. No.
* Row 17: `...Z I L A`. No.
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Here is the step-by-step location of each animal from the list:
1. AFRICAN LION
* Location: Row 13, Columns 2–13.
* Direction: Horizontal (Left to Right).
* Letters: `A F R I C A N L I O N` (Note: The grid actually spells `AFRICANLION` continuously in row 13 starting at column 2? Let's check Row 13: `B R U S J D Q S Y G S K Q H A N G`. Wait, let me re-read the grid carefully.
* Row 13 starts with `B`.
* Let's look for "AFRICAN LION".
* Found it! Row 14: `Z D C H I M P A N Z E E V E K A I`. No.
* Let's look at Row 15: `S U M A T O P O P P I H V I K K U`. No.
* Let's look at Row 16: `R A E B R A L O P M A N D R I L L`. No.
* Let's look at Row 17: `H N O I L N A C I R F A O Z I L A`.
* Reading backwards from Column 10 to 2: `A F R I C A N L I O N`. Yes! It is reversed in Row 17.
2. ANTELOPE
* Location: Row 1, Columns 2–9.
* Direction: Horizontal (Left to Right).
* Letters: `A N T E L O P E` is not in Row 1 (`B I G H O R N S...`).
* Let's scan for "ANTELOPE".
* Found it! Column 1, Rows 1–8? No.
* Let's look at Row 4: `E S C J G F K T C O T M R E L J K`. No.
* Let's look at Row 6: `I O A R E D F O X G I J N Q I G E`. No.
* Let's look at Row 12: `N P G M J R J L R A K R C D P A P`. No.
* Let's look at Column 15?
* Actually, let's look at Row 1: `B I G H O R N S H E E P...`. "BIG HORN SHEEP" is there.
* Where is Antelope?
* Ah, look at Column 14, Rows 10–17? No.
* Let's try Diagonal.
* Let's re-scan.
* Found it! Row 13, Columns 13-16 is `H A N G`.
* Let's look at Row 11: `E A E P O L E T N A I I V R Z G D`.
* Columns 2-9: `A E P O L E T N`. No.
* Let's look at Column 2, Rows 1-8: `I O G S O W S A`. No.
* Let's look at Column 13, Rows 1-8: `K C L S S G C G`. No.
* Let's look for "ANTELOPE" again.
* Maybe it's vertical?
* Column 1: B, R, R, E, G, I, T, L, A, G, N, N, B, Z, S, R, H.
* Column 2: I, O, G, S, N, O, W, L, E, O, P, P, R, D, U, A, N.
* Column 3: G, G, Q, C, J, A, O, V, S, W, G, G, U, C, M, E, O.
* Column 4: H, I, G, J, I, R, I, L, M, L, M, M, C, H, A, B, I.
* Column 5: O, A, Q, L, J, E, L, U, G, U, J, J, J, I, T, R, L.
* Column 6: R, N, X, Z, H, D, F, Z, H, E, R, R, R, M, O, A, N.
* Column 7: N, T, S, U, L, O, S, N, C, B, J, J, J, P, P, L, A.
* Column 8: S, P, R, H, U, X, O, A, E, R, L, L, S, A, O, O, C.
* Column 9: H, A, G, T, H, G, X, Q, S, L, R, R, Y, N, P, P, I.
* Column 10: E, J, O, C, E, I, I, N, T, E, A, A, G, Z, P, M, R.
* Column 11: E, B, T, T, N, J, J, Q, A, A, K, K, S, E, I, A, F.
* Column 12: P, M, M, M, U, N, N, A, P, P, R, R, K, E, H, N, A.
* Column 13: R, C, R, R, H, Q, Q, S, O, O, C, C, Q, V, V, D, O.
* Column 14: Q, L, E, E, T, I, I, N, C, C, D, D, H, E, I, R, Z.
* Column 15: M, L, L, L, S, G, G, E, P, P, P, P, A, K, K, I, I.
* Column 16: K, C, A, K, R, E, E, M, O, G, P, P, P, A, U, L, L.
* Column 17: X, T, L, K, R, G, E, O, C, R, P, P, P, I, U, L, A.
* Wait, I missed Row 11: `E A E P O L E T N A I I V R Z G D`.
* Look at columns 3-10: `E P O L E T N A`. Backwards is `A N T E L O P E`.
* So ANTELOPE is in Row 11, Columns 10 down to 3 (Right to Left).
3. ARCTIC WOLF
* Location: Column 1, Rows 3–12?
* Col 1: R, R, E, G, I, T, L, A, G, N. No.
* Let's look for "ARCTIC".
* Found it! Column 16, Rows 1–6? `X, T, L, K, R, E`. No.
* Let's look at Row 3: `R Q G Q C X A X S R G O R I L L A`.
* Let's look at Row 5: `G N J I J H L Z U N U H E T Z S R`.
* Let's look at Column 17: `X, T, L, K, R, G, E, O, C, R, P, P, P, I, U, L, A`.
* Let's look at Column 1: `B, R, R, E, G, I, T, L, A, G, N, N, B, Z, S, R, H`.
* Let's look at Row 14: `Z D C H I M P A N Z E E V E K A I`.
* Let's look at Row 15: `S U M A T O P O P P I H V I K K U`.
* Let's look at Row 16: `R A E B R A L O P M A N D R I L L`.
* Let's look at Row 17: `H N O I L N A C I R F A O Z I L A`.
* Where is Arctic Wolf?
* Ah, Column 1, Rows 7-16? `T, L, A, G, N, N, B, Z, S, R`. No.
* Let's check Diagonal.
* Start at Row 1, Col 1: B.
* Start at Row 1, Col 17: X.
* Let's look for "WOLF".
* Found "WOLF" in Column 1, Rows 8-11? `L, A, G, N`. No.
* Found "WOLF" in Row 8: `L W L U F Y S O C H A C T F O M`.
* Columns 2-5: `W L U F`. No.
* Columns 1-4: `L W L U`. No.
* Let's look at Row 9: `A E S S M G H C F P I Z R F P O C`.
* Let's look at Row 10: `G O W I L D E B E E S T A O J R G`.
* Columns 3-6: `W I L D`. That's Wildebeest start.
* Let's look for "ARCTIC".
* Column 14, Rows 1-6: `Q, L, E, E, T, I`. No.
* Column 13, Rows 1-6: `K, C, L, S, S, G`. No.
* Row 3, Columns 11-16: `R G O R I L`. No.
* Row 4, Columns 11-16: `M R E L J K`. No.
* Row 5, Columns 11-16: `U H E T Z S`. No.
* Row 6, Columns 11-16: `J N Q I G E`. No.
* Row 7, Columns 11-16: `Q S N E E`. No.
* Row 8, Columns 11-16: `H A C T F O`. No.
* Row 9, Columns 11-16: `Z R F P O C`. No.
* Row 10, Columns 11-16: `S T A O J R`. No.
* Row 11, Columns 11-16: `A I V R Z G`. No.
* Row 12, Columns 11-16: `R C D P A P`. No.
* Row 13, Columns 11-16: `S K Q H A N`. No.
* Row 14, Columns 11-16: `E E V E K A`. No.
* Row 15, Columns 11-16: `P I H V I K`. No.
* Row 16, Columns 11-16: `M A N D R I`. No.
* Row 17, Columns 11-16: `C I R F A O`. No.
* Let's check Vertical again for "ARCTIC".
* Col 1: B,R,R,E,G,I,T,L,A,G,N,N,B,Z,S,R,H.
* Col 2: I,O,G,S,N,O,W,L,E,O,P,P,R,D,U,A,N.
* Col 3: G,G,Q,C,J,A,O,V,S,W,G,G,U,C,M,E,O.
* Col 4: H,I,G,J,I,R,I,L,U,L,M,M,J,H,A,B,I.
* Col 5: O,A,Q,L,J,E,L,U,G,U,J,J,J,I,T,R,L.
* Col 6: R,N,X,Z,H,D,F,Z,H,E,R,R,J,R,O,A,N.
* Col 7: N,T,S,U,L,O,S,N,C,B,J,J,J,P,P,L,A.
* Col 8: S,P,R,H,U,X,O,A,E,R,L,L,S,A,O,O,C.
* Col 9: H,A,G,T,H,G,X,Q,S,L,R,R,Y,N,P,P,I.
* Col 10: E,J,O,C,E,I,J,N,T,E,A,A,G,Z,P,M,R.
* Col 11: E,B,T,T,N,J,J,Q,A,A,K,K,S,E,I,H,F. (Wait, Row 16 Col 11 is M? Row 16: R A E B R A L O P M A N D R I L L. Col 11 is A. Row 17 Col 11 is I? Row 17: H N O I L N A C I R F A O Z I L A. Col 11 is F.)
* Let's re-read Col 11 carefully:
* R1: E
* R2: B
* R3: T
* R4: T
* R5: N
* R6: J
* R7: J
* R8: Q
* R9: A
* R10: A
* R11: K
* R12: K
* R13: S
* R14: E
* R15: I
* R16: H (Wait, Row 16 Col 11 is 'A' in `MANDRILL`? No, `MANDRILL` is cols 11-18? No, grid is 17x17.
* Row 16: `R A E B R A L O P M A N D R I L L`. Indices: 1:R, 2:A, 3:E, 4:B, 5:R, 6:A, 7:L, 8:O, 9:P, 10:M, 11:A, 12:N, 13:D, 14:R, 15:I, 16:L, 17:L. So Col 11 is A.
* Row 17: `H N O I L N A C I R F A O Z I L A`. Indices: 1:H, 2:N, 3:O, 4:I, 5:L, 6:N, 7:A, 8:C, 9:I, 10:R, 11:F, 12:A, 13:O, 14:Z, 15:I, 16:L, 17:A. So Col 11 is F.
* Okay, back to ARCTIC WOLF.
* Maybe it's diagonal?
* Start at Row 1, Col 1: B.
* Start at Row 1, Col 17: X.
* Let's look for "WOLF" vertically.
* Col 1: ...T, L, A... No.
* Col 2: ...W, L... No.
* Col 3: ...No.
* Col 4: ...No.
* Col 5: ...No.
* Col 6: ...No.
* Col 7: ...No.
* Col 8: ...No.
* Col 9: ...No.
* Col 10: ...No.
* Col 11: ...No.
* Col 12: ...No.
* Col 13: ...No.
* Col 14: ...No.
* Col 15: ...No.
* Col 16: ...No.
* Col 17: ...No.
* Let's look for "ARCTIC" horizontally.
* Row 1: No.
* Row 2: No.
* Row 3: No.
* Row 4: No.
* Row 5: No.
* Row 6: No.
* Row 7: No.
* Row 8: No.
* Row 9: No.
* Row 10: No.
* Row 11: No.
* Row 12: No.
* Row 13: No.
* Row 14: No.
* Row 15: No.
* Row 16: No.
* Row 17: `...C I R F...` No.
* Let's look for "WOLF" horizontally.
* Row 8: `L W L U F...` No.
* Row 10: `G O W I L D...` No.
* Let's look for "ARCTIC WOLF" as a single phrase? No, usually separate.
* Wait, look at Column 1, Rows 7-12: `T, L, A, G, N, N`. No.
* Look at Column 17, Rows 1-6: `X, T, L, K, R, G`. No.
* Look at Diagonal starting Row 1, Col 1 going down-right: `B, O, Q, J, J, E, O, L, S, E, J, G, B, Z, S, R, A`. No.
* Look at Diagonal starting Row 1, Col 17 going down-left: `X, C, L, K, S, G, E, M, C, G, P, P, N, A, K, L, A`. No.
* Look at Diagonal starting Row 17, Col 1 going up-right: `H, A, O, H, P, R, J, L, M, L, J, Z, U, G, S, G, B`. No.
* Look at Diagonal starting Row 17, Col 17 going up-left: `A, L, I, Z, O, A, F, R, I, C, A, N, L, I, O, N`.
* This spells `AFRICANLION` backwards! We already found that.
* Let's look for "ARCTIC" in Column 14?
* Col 14: Q, L, E, E, T, I, I, N, C, C, D, D, H, E, I, R, Z.
* Rows 9-14: `C, C, D, D, H, E`. No.
* Let's look for "ARCTIC" in Column 13?
* Col 13: K, C, L, S, S, G, Q, S, O, O, C, C, Q, V, V, D, O.
* Let's look for "ARCTIC" in Column 12?
* Col 12: P, M, M, M, U, N, N, A, P, P, R, R, K, E, H, N, A.
* Let's look for "ARCTIC" in Column 11?
* Col 11: E, B, T, T, N, J, J, Q, A, A, K, K, S, E, I, A, F.
* Let's look for "ARCTIC" in Column 10?
* Col 10: E, J, O, C, E, I, J, N, T, E, A, A, G, Z, P, M, R.
* Let's look for "ARCTIC" in Column 9?
* Col 9: H, A, G, T, H, G, X, Q, S, L, R, R, Y, N, P, P, I.
* Let's look for "ARCTIC" in Column 8?
* Col 8: S, P, R, H, U, X, O, A, E, R, L, L, S, A, O, O, C.
* Let's look for "ARCTIC" in Column 7?
* Col 7: N, T, S, U, L, O, S, N, C, B, J, J, J, P, P, L, A.
* Let's look for "ARCTIC" in Column 6?
* Col 6: R, N, X, Z, H, D, F, Z, H, E, R, R, J, R, O, A, N.
* Let's look for "ARCTIC" in Column 5?
* Col 5: O, A, Q, L, J, E, L, U, G, U, J, J, J, I, T, R, L.
* Let's look for "ARCTIC" in Column 4?
* Col 4: H, I, G, J, I, R, I, L, U, L, M, M, J, H, A, B, I.
* Let's look for "ARCTIC" in Column 3?
* Col 3: G, G, Q, C, J, A, O, V, S, W, G, G, U, C, M, E, O.
* Let's look for "ARCTIC" in Column 2?
* Col 2: I, O, G, S, N, O, W, L, E, O, P, P, R, D, U, A, N.
* Let's look for "ARCTIC" in Column 1?
* Col 1: B, R, R, E, G, I, T, L, A, G, N, N, B, Z, S, R, H.
* Is it possible "ARCTIC WOLF" is not in the grid? Or I am blind.
* Let's look at Row 13: `B R U S J D Q S Y G S K Q H A N G`.
* Let's look at Row 14: `Z D C H I M P A N Z E E V E K A I`.
* Let's look at Row 15: `S U M A T O P O P P I H V I K K U`.
* Let's look at Row 16: `R A E B R A L O P M A N D R I L L`.
* Let's look at Row 17: `H N O I L N A C I R F A O Z I L A`.
* Wait, look at Column 1, Rows 7-12: `T, L, A, G, N, N`.
* Look at Column 17, Rows 7-12: `E, O, C, R, P, P`.
* Look at Row 7, Columns 1-6: `T W O I X N`.
* Look at Row 7, Columns 12-17: `W N A Q S N`.
* Let's try Diagonal for ARCTIC.
* Start Row 3, Col 1: R. Down-Right: R, G, J, E, F, S, M, G, L, E, J, R, D, H, P, I, L. No.
* Start Row 3, Col 17: A. Down-Left: A, K, R, G, O, C, P, G, P, D, P, N, I, K, L, A. No.
* Start Row 1, Col 11: E. Down-Left: E, B, T, T, N, J, J, Q, A, A, K, K, S, E, I, A, F. No.
* Start Row 1, Col 7: N. Down-Right: N, X, S, L, L, S, S, H, H, C, R, R, Y, V, H, I, O. No.
* Let's look for "WOLF" again.
* Row 8: `L W L U F...`
* Row 10: `G O W I L D...`
* Col 2: `...W...` at Row 7. `W` at R7C2. Below is L, E, O, P, P, R, D, U, A, N. Above is O, G, O, I, B.
* Col 3: `...W...` at Row 10. `W` at R10C3.
* Col 4: `...W...` No.
* Col 5: `...W...` No.
* Col 6: `...W...` No.
* Col 7: `...W...` No.
* Col 8: `...W...` No.
* Col 9: `...W...` No.
* Col 10: `...W...` No.
* Col 11: `...W...` No.
* Col 12: `...W...` No.
* Col 13: `...W...` No.
* Col 14: `...W...` No.
* Col 15: `...W...` No.
* Col 16: `...W...` No.
* Col 17: `...W...` No.
* Okay, I found "WOLF" in Column 2, Rows 7-10? `W, L, E, O`. No.
* I found "WOLF" in Row 8, Columns 2-5? `W, L, U, F`. No.
* I found "WOLF" in Row 10, Columns 3-6? `W, I, L, D`. No.
* Wait, look at Column 1, Rows 7-10: `T, L, A, G`.
* Look at Column 17, Rows 7-10: `E, O, C, R`.
* Look at Row 7, Columns 1-4: `T, W, O, I`.
* Look at Row 7, Columns 14-17: `Q, S, N, E`.
* Look at Row 13, Columns 1-4: `B, R, U, S`.
* Look at Row 13, Columns 14-17: `H, A, N, G`.
* Look at Row 14, Columns 1-4: `Z, D, C, H`.
* Look at Row 14, Columns 14-17: `E, K, A, I`.
* Look at Row 15, Columns 1-4: `S, U, M, A`.
* Look at Row 15, Columns 14-17: `V, I, K, K`.
* Look at Row 16, Columns 1-4: `R, A, E, B`.
* Look at Row 16, Columns 14-17: `D, R, I, L`.
* Look at Row 17, Columns 1-4: `H, N, O, I`.
* Look at Row 17, Columns 14-17: `Z, I, L, A`.
* I am stuck on Arctic Wolf. Let's skip and come back.
4. BENGAL TIGER
* Location: Row 13, Columns 1-10? `B R U S J D Q S Y G`. No.
* Location: Column 1, Rows 1-10? `B, R, R, E, G, I, T, L, A, G`.
* Rows 1-7: `B, R, R, E, G, I, T`. No.
* Rows 7-13: `T, L, A, G, N, N, B`. No.
* Location: Diagonal?
* Start Row 1, Col 1: B. Down-Right: B, O, Q, J, J, E, O, L, S, E, J, G, B, Z, S, R, A. No.
* Start Row 1, Col 10: E. Down-Left: E, B, T, T, N, J, J, Q, A, A, K, K, S, E, I, A, F. No.
* Start Row 7, Col 1: T. Down-Right: T, L, A, G, N, N, B, Z, S, R, H. No.
* Start Row 1, Col 7: N. Down-Right: N, X, S, L, L, S, S, H, H, C, R, R, Y, V, H, I, O. No.
* Start Row 1, Col 13: K. Down-Left: K, C, L, S, S, G, Q, S, O, O, C, C, Q, V, V, D, O. No.
* Start Row 7, Col 17: E. Up-Left: E, G, I, L, U, H, J, I, G, R, O, I, B. No.
* Start Row 13, Col 1: B. Up-Right: B, L, T, I, G, R, O, I, B.
* Row 13 Col 1: B
* Row 12 Col 2: P
* Row 11 Col 3: E
* Row 10 Col 4: I
* Row 9 Col 5: M
* Row 8 Col 6: Z
* Row 7 Col 7: S
* Row 6 Col 8: G
* Row 5 Col 9: H
* Row 4 Col 10: C
* Row 3 Col 11: R
* Row 2 Col 12: B
* Row 1 Col 13: K
* No.
* Start Row 13, Col 1: B. Down-Right: B, R, U, S... No.
* Start Row 1, Col 1: B. Down-Right: B, O, Q... No.
* Start Row 1, Col 1: B. Right: B, I, G... No.
* Start Row 1, Col 1: B. Down: B, R, R... No.
* Let's look for "BENGAL".
* Row 13: `B R U S...` No.
* Row 16: `R A E B...` No.
* Row 1: `B I G...` No.
* Col 1: `B, R, R...` No.
* Col 4: `H, I, G...` No.
* Col 10: `E, J, O...` No.
* Col 13: `K, C, L...` No.
* Col 16: `K, C, A...` No.
* Col 17: `X, T, L...` No.
* Let's look for "TIGER".
* Row 3: `...R G O R I L L A`. No.
* Row 4: `...R E L J K`. No.
* Row 5: `...E T Z S R`. No.
* Row 6: `...I G E`. No.
* Row 7: `...S N E E`. No.
* Row 8: `...T F O M`. No.
* Row 9: `...F P O C`. No.
* Row 10: `...J R G`. No.
* Row 11: `...R Z G D`. No.
* Row 12: `...D P A P`. No.
* Row 13: `...H A N G`. No.
* Row 14: `...K A I`. No.
* Row 15: `...I K K U`. No.
* Row 16: `...R I L L`. No.
* Row 17: `...Z I L A`. No.
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Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of printable word search animals.
