Carefully retains any pet animal (5,8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SPINYANTEATER Carefully retains any pet animal (5,8) (13) Puzzler Cryptic Apr 3, 2025
6% EDGEBY Pass carefully (6) Wall Street Journal May 23, 2026
6% KEPT Retained (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic May 21, 2026
6% EYED Looked at carefully (4) Newsday May 19, 2026
6% CHIA -- Pet (4) Eugene Sheffer May 16, 2026
6% NONE Not any (4) Commuter May 14, 2026
6% KEEPS Retains (5) Commuter May 13, 2026
6% BIPED Any two-footed animal (5) (5) Mirror Classic Apr 30, 2026
6% KEEP Retain (4) The Telegraph Quick Apr 29, 2026
6% PERUSES Carefully reads (7) Commuter Apr 16, 2026

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