Animal often with a 'mask' around its eyes Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Animal often with a 'mask' around its eyes last seen in New York Times 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is FERRET.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FERRET Animal often with a 'mask' around its eyes (6) New York Times Apr 2, 2020
7% FERRETS Animals with "masks" around their eyes (7)
6% HIDE Mask (4) LA Times Daily Jan 10, 2026
6% EWE Fewer around animal (3) (3) Mirror Cryptic Dec 30, 2025
6% RHINO Animal hunted for its horn (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 18, 2025
6% LLAMA Animal often mistaken for an alpaca (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 18, 2025
6% TAPE Masking __ (4) Commuter Nov 4, 2025
5% EAR Mask holder (3) Universal Jan 19, 2026
5% SPAS Businesses offering mud masks (4) New York Times Jan 18, 2026
5% HIDEOUS Terrible animal skins around Oxford University (7) (7) The Sun Two Speed Jan 14, 2026

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