Animals that play dead Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Animals that 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is OPOSSUMS.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OPOSSUMS Animals that play dead (8)
38% POSSUM Animal that plays dead (6) Universal Dec 20, 2021
38% OPOSSUM Animal that "plays dead" (7) USA Today Mar 18, 2018
3% DOPPELGANGERS Dead ringers (13) New York Times Nov 5, 2025
3% BEASTS Animals (6) USA Today Nov 3, 2025
3% TOYED Played (with) (5) The Telegraph Mini Nov 3, 2025
3% CHO Margaret of "Drop Dead Diva" (3) LA Times Daily Nov 2, 2025
3% EXACT Dead-on (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 1, 2025
3% TWIDDLE Play (with) (7) Puzzler Backwords Nov 1, 2025
3% ALIVE Animated (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 29, 2025
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