Hesitantly touch first wild animal (5) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TIGER Hesitantly touch first wild animal (5) (5)
7% BEAST Wild animal (5) LA Times Mini Oct 20, 2025
7% LAIR Wild animal's home (4) The Times Concise Oct 4, 2025
7% TAME Not wild, as an animal (4)
6% SABLE Little furry animal wild in Basle (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Nov 3, 2025
6% SAFARI Trip to observe animals in the wild (6) Puzzler Backwords Nov 2, 2025
6% MANIACAL Wild animal shivering catches a cold (8) (8) The Sun Two Speed Oct 14, 2025
6% ABUT Touch (4) LA Times Daily Oct 2, 2025
6% CREATURES Rears cute wild animals (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Aug 26, 2025
5% BEASTS Animals (6) USA Today Nov 3, 2025
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