Creature that rolls into a ball when threatened Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Creature that rolls into a ball when threatened last seen in USA Today puzzle. 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ARMADILLO.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ARMADILLO Creature that rolls into a ball when threatened (9) USA Today Dec 10, 2021
3% HOAGIE It's on a roll! (6) New York Times Mar 8, 2026
3% BOWLED Rolled a ball down an alley, say (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 25, 2026
3% BEGAN Got the ball rolling (5) LA Times Mini Feb 24, 2026
3% PUTT State time to get the ball rolling? (4) The Times Cryptic Feb 5, 2026
3% ORELSE Threatening words (6) Wall Street Journal Jan 8, 2026
3% MENACED Threatened (7) Commuter Dec 10, 2025
2% BEAST Savage creature (5) The Times Concise Mar 13, 2026
2% ENTS Tolkien creatures (4) Eugene Sheffer Mar 12, 2026
2% BATS Cave creatures (4) Eugene Sheffer Mar 12, 2026

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