Burrowing animal whose name is made up of two other animals Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Burrowing animal whose name is made up of two other animals featured in New York Times puzzle on October 16, 2026. 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 MOLERAT.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MOLERAT Burrowing animal whose name is made up of two other animals (7) New York Times Oct 16, 2026
3% SHEEP Farm animals (5) Puzzler Backwords Oct 11, 2026
3% LIONESSES Noiseless bats and other animals (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 9, 2026
3% MASCOTS Animals in athletics (7) Newsday Oct 9, 2026
3% FURS Garments made from animal skin (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 8, 2026
3% ALIVE Animate or animated (5) The Telegraph Plusword Oct 6, 2026
3% RACCOON Animal with a "mask" (7) New York Times Oct 6, 2026
3% GOAT Farm animal (4) USA Today Quick Oct 5, 2026
3% MB Farm animal (2) USA Today Quick Oct 5, 2026
3% AESOP Man who made animals talk (5) New York Times Oct 3, 2026

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