A slender creature living in the soil and feeding on decaying organic matter (9) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EARTHWORM A slender creature living in the soil and feeding on decaying organic matter (9) (9)
6% PEATY Like some soils high in organic matter (5) New York Times Nov 2, 2025
6% HUMUS Decayed organic matter in soil (5)
5% BLUEWHALE Largest living creature (4,5) (9) Mirror Quick Dec 18, 2025
5% LANK Slender (4) Thomas Joseph Dec 15, 2025
5% WORM Creature found in soil (4) (4) Mirror Classic Dec 8, 2025
5% PARASITE Organism that lives off another (8) The Times Concise Dec 3, 2025
5% ROT Decay (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 11, 2025
5% PREPAYING ***Feeding (on) (9) Universal Nov 6, 2025
5% ROTTED Decayed (6) Commuter Oct 13, 2025
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