Animal has the French spirit backing (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LEMUR Animal has the French spirit backing (5) (5)
7% IMAGINE Fancy English and French friend returning full of spirit (7) The Times Cryptic Dec 31, 2025
7% VALET Animal doctor has a large domestic (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Dec 20, 2025
7% LIQUORS Spirits (7) New York Times Dec 18, 2025
7% WHEAT It has ears, hearing French octet? (5) The Telegraph Toughie Dec 16, 2025
7% BONGODRUM Beat this good French Olympian spirit (9) The Times Cryptic Nov 6, 2025
6% UNE "A" in French (3)
6% CREATURES Animals (9) Commuter Jan 13, 2026
6% NIGHT Spirit going back, haunting temples initially after dark (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Jan 13, 2026
6% PAS French "not" (3) New York Times Jan 12, 2026
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