African carnivore which, contrary to popular belief, is mainly a predator rather than scavenger Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue African carnivore which, contrary to popular belief, is mainly a predator rather than scavenger last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 13 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SPOTTED HYENA.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SPOTTED HYENA African carnivore which, contrary to popular belief, is mainly a predator rather than scavenger (13) The Times Specialist Sunday Oct 18, 2020
5% LIEU In ___ of (rather than) (4) USA Today Sep 5, 2025
5% HYENA Scavenging carnivore (5) LA Times Daily Jul 30, 2025
4% CONDOR Patagonian scavenger (6) Newsday Sep 6, 2025
4% CREED Belief (5) Eugene Sheffer Aug 29, 2025
4% INTHENEARFUTURE Sooner rather than later (15) New York Times Aug 15, 2025
4% BUTNO "On the contrary …" (5) New York Times Aug 15, 2025
4% HYENAS African scavengers laugh about hunger strike primarily (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Aug 7, 2025
4% HERESY Belief contrary to authorised teaching (6) (6)
4% TTEDHYENA African carnivore with a distinctive howl (9) Wall Street Journal Jul 19, 2025

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