Animal that's old and can play dead Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Animal that's old and can 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is OPOSSUM.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OPOSSUM Animal that's old and can play dead (7)
83% POSSUM Marsupial that plays dead (6) USA Today Oct 31, 2025
76% ROLL With 4-Across, prepare to play dead, perhaps (4) The Washington Post Mini Nov 12, 2025
76% MAYO Can possibly with old sauce (4) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 6, 2025
76% ECHIDNA This animal can hide in disguise (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Nov 3, 2025
76% EXACT Dead-on (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 1, 2025
72% DEES Dead ends? (4) New York Times Nov 28, 2025
72% TIE Dead heat (3) Eugene Sheffer Nov 18, 2025
72% SPITTINGIMAGE Dead ringer (13) The Times Sunday Concise Nov 16, 2025
72% TIED Dead even (4) Universal Nov 16, 2025
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