Animal that might play dead Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Animal that might play dead . 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 POSSUM.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% POSSUM Animal that might play dead (6)
3% DOPPELGANGERS Dead ringers (13) New York Times Nov 5, 2025
3% BEASTS Animals (6) USA Today Nov 3, 2025
3% EXACT Dead-on (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 1, 2025
3% PAN It might follow bed, dead or sauce (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 29, 2025
3% ALIVE Animated (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 29, 2025
3% OVER "__ my dead body!" (4) Commuter Oct 28, 2025
3% TIE Dead heat (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 23, 2025
3% MAY Might (3) Commuter Oct 20, 2025
3% OPOSSUM Marsupial noted for its ability to play dead (7) The Times Specialist Sunday Oct 19, 2025
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