<i>Garner's Modern English Usage</i> warns: "Even though this insect preys on others, its name comes from the way it holds its front legs raised" Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PRAYINGMANTIS <i>Garner's Modern English Usage</i> warns: "Even though this insect preys on others, its name comes from the way it holds its front legs raised" (13) The Times Specialist Sunday Mar 30, 2025
52% EGOS "I"s (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Mar 5, 2026
52% SENT On its way (4) Newsday Jan 16, 2026
49% HERALDRY Vladimir Nabokov's <i>Bend Sinister</i> takes its title from this field (8) The Times Specialist Sunday Apr 19, 2026
49% ALBEIT Even though (6) The Times Concise Feb 4, 2026
47% NENE Goose named for its call (4) LA Times Daily Apr 18, 2026
47% NOSEEUM Insect nicknamed for its small size (7) New York Times Apr 16, 2026
47% MONTANA State named for its landscape (7) Wall Street Journal Mar 14, 2026
47% SEE "Didn't I warn you?" (3) Wall Street Journal Mar 4, 2026
47% LIKEME "The way I do it" (6) Universal Mar 2, 2026

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