Eight-limbed ocean creature that releases a cloud of ink to confuse predators when threatened Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Eight-limbed ocean creature that releases a cloud of ink to confuse predators when threatened . 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is OCTOPUS.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OCTOPUS Eight-limbed ocean creature that releases a cloud of ink to confuse predators when threatened (7)
3% ORCA Oceanic predator (4) Newsday Dec 25, 2025
2% ADDLE Confuse (5) Premier Sunday Jan 18, 2026
2% DOT Iota of ink (3) Newsday Jan 16, 2026
2% EMIT Release (4) New York Times Jan 16, 2026
2% VAST Oceanic (4) New York Times Jan 14, 2026
2% TAT Bit of ink (3) Eugene Sheffer Jan 13, 2026
2% ATSEA On the ocean (5) Universal Jan 13, 2026
2% CUMULI Rounded clouds (6) The Times Sunday Concise Jan 11, 2026
2% SETFREE Release (7) Wall Street Journal Jan 10, 2026
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