Hairy specimen is snatched from a naturalist abroad Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TARANTULA Hairy specimen is snatched from a naturalist abroad (9) The Times Cryptic Sep 3, 2015
3% BAG Snatch (3) New York Times Oct 18, 2025
2% BOWOUT Boatman's head abroad to retire (3,3) (6) The Guardian Cryptic Nov 5, 2025
2% APE Hairy primate (3)
2% WALLACE 19th-century naturalist (7) (7) The Sun Mini Oct 30, 2025
2% YAKS Hairy Tibetan creatures (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 30, 2025
2% DISSECT Cut open (a specimen) (7) The Times Concise Oct 28, 2025
2% LOTTERY Chance to win large aquatic mammal, hairy on the bottom (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 27, 2025
2% THOREAU Henry David -, US naturalist (7) The Telegraph Quick Oct 22, 2025
2% EXAMPLE Specimen, illustration (7) Puzzler Backwords Oct 21, 2025

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