Dread may be caused by this reptile slithering about (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ADDER Dread may be caused by this reptile slithering about (5) (5)
3% FEAR Dread (4) Eugene Sheffer Oct 13, 2025
3% SERPENTS Slithering reptiles (8)
3% SNAKE Slithering reptile (5) Newsday Jun 11, 2024
2% INDUCE Cause, bring about (6) (6) Puzzler Nov 6, 2025
2% DARED Challenged out of dread (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Nov 5, 2025
2% DELAY Cause to be late (5) Commuter Nov 4, 2025
2% HORRIBLE Dreadful (8) (8) Mirror Classic Nov 3, 2025
2% TERROR Great fear or dread (6) (6) Puzzler Nov 1, 2025
2% COMMA Pause cause (5) Universal Nov 1, 2025
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