Deer encountering initially noisy insect is motionless (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STAGNANT Deer encountering initially noisy insect is motionless (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 15, 2025
6% INERT Motionless (5) Newsday Feb 17, 2026
6% STATIC Motionless (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 25, 2026
6% STATIONARY Motionless (10) The Telegraph Quick Jan 6, 2026
6% CICADA Noisy insect (6) LA Times Daily Nov 3, 2025
5% SCRAPE Distressing encounter (6) New York Times Feb 18, 2026
5% MET Encountered (3) Premier Sunday Feb 15, 2026
5% LOUD Noisy (4) Eugene Sheffer Feb 13, 2026
5% ANTLER Deer horn (6) Universal Feb 13, 2026
5% ESTEEM Respect initially exploratory encounters on the rebound (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Feb 11, 2026

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