Animal comes back with blackleg (3) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Animal comes back with blackleg (3) . 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 3 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ELK.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ELK Animal comes back with blackleg (3) (3)
9% SCABS Blacklegs (5) The Telegraph Quick Oct 9, 2025
8% SCAB Blackleg (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jul 11, 2025
7% TEEM Come across coming back, and come down (4) (4) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 8, 2025
7% REVENISSE To have come back (9) The Times O Tempora Sep 13, 2025
7% USEALOT Keep coming back to (7) Newsday Aug 24, 2025
7% SASE Correspondence come-back (4) Newsday Aug 9, 2025
6% HIPPO Animal whose full name comes from the Greek for "river horse" (5) Universal Oct 10, 2025
6% PAT ___ on the back (3) Universal Oct 7, 2025
6% RACE English vehicle coming back for test of speed (4) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 6, 2025
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