Creature with "Underwater eyes, an eel's / Oil of water body," per the poet Ted Hughes Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OTTER Creature with "Underwater eyes, an eel's / Oil of water body," per the poet Ted Hughes (5) New York Times May 30, 2025
52% SEAS Bodies of water (4) LA Times Daily Jan 26, 2026
52% LAKE Body of water (4) The Telegraph Quick Jan 14, 2026
50% MERE Body of water (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 15, 2025
48% OCEAN Body of water (5) (5) Puzzler Feb 1, 2026
48% SEA Large body of water (3) USA Today Jan 21, 2026
46% TEAR Water-droplet from the eye (4) Puzzler Backwords Jan 10, 2026
44% MORAY Species of eel (5) Puzzler Backwords Jan 22, 2026
44% SONAR Underwater detector (5) The Telegraph Plusword Jan 22, 2026
44% APOP Per (4) USA Today Jan 12, 2026

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Creature with "Underwater eyes, an eel's / Oil of water body," per the poet Ted Hughes Crossword Clue
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