Cretaceous carnivore, for short Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TREX Cretaceous carnivore, for short (4) USA Today Oct 30, 2020
95% TREXES Cretaceous carnivores, for short (6)
8% TYRANNOSAURUS Genus of carnivorous reptiles of the Cretaceous period (13) The Times Specialist Oct 6, 2025
6% EATER Meat-___ (carnivore) (5) USA Today Nov 4, 2025
6% WEASEL Small carnivorous animal (6) Puzzler Backwords Oct 28, 2025
6% BO Carnivore's desire (2) USA Today Quick Oct 9, 2025
6% MEAT Carnivore's desire (4) USA Today Quick Oct 9, 2025
6% MAW Carnivore's mouth (3)
6% HYENA Savanna carnivore (5) The Times Concise Sep 29, 2025
5% LIFE "__ is short!" (4) Commuter Oct 30, 2025

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