Crocodile-like swamp predator that can hold its breath underwater for up to 45 minutes by dramatically slowing its heart rate Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Crocodile-like swamp predator that can hold its breath underwater for up to 45 minutes by dramatically slowing its heart rate featured on April 17, 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ALLIGATOR.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ALLIGATOR Crocodile-like swamp predator that can hold its breath underwater for up to 45 minutes by dramatically slowing its heart rate (9)
3% HIPPO Zoo heavyweight and river dweller that can hold its breath and stay submerged for up to five minutes while walking underwater, for short (5)
3% SEAL Elephant ___, ocean dweller that can hold its breath underwater for dives of up to two hours, in dire circumstances (4)
3% GILL Underwater breathing organ (4) The Telegraph Quick Feb 11, 2026
3% OTTER Mammal that can hold its breath up to eight minutes (5) New York Times Apr 23, 2021
2% SPERM ___ whale, deep-sea diver that can hold its breath for 90 minutes while hunting squid nearly 3,000 feet below the ocean surface (5)
2% BEAKED Cuvier's ___ whale, mammal that was seen to have held its breath and stayed submerged for a record-setting 222 minutes (6)
2% ELK Its antlers can grow up to an inch per day (3) New York Times Apr 15, 2026
2% ROB Hold up (3) Thomas Joseph Apr 11, 2026
2% ENGULFING Swamping * (9) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Apr 5, 2026
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