*Mammal that can fold its nostrils shut when submerged Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HIPPOPOTAMUS *Mammal that can fold its nostrils shut when submerged (12) Wall Street Journal Dec 31, 2024
2% LAPEL Folded suit flap (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 10, 2025
2% OTTER River mammal (5) Puzzler Backwords Dec 9, 2025
2% COT Fold-up bed (3)
2% HYENA Scavenging mammal (5) The Telegraph Quick Dec 8, 2025
2% TACO Folded Mexican snack (4) New York Times Dec 8, 2025
2% POWERSOFF Shuts down (9) Universal Dec 6, 2025
2% OMELET Folded breakfast order (6) USA Today Dec 2, 2025
2% SOAK Leave submerged in water, like almonds (4)
2% TRIASSICPERIOD When the first mammals and dinosaurs appeared (14) New York Times Nov 23, 2025

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