Insect with an elongated, flattened body and large terminal forceps (6) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EARWIG Insect with an elongated, flattened body and large terminal forceps (6) (6) The Guardian Quick Jun 24, 2026
5% LEVEL Flatten (5) Thomas Joseph Jul 9, 2026
5% STRETCH Elongate (7) The Telegraph Quick Jun 4, 2026
5% EARWIGS Insects with forceps (7)
4% STA Train terminal, for short (3)
4% CUTTLEFISH Cephalopod mollusc with a broad flattened body that produces a brown pigment (10) (10) Mirror Quiz Jul 9, 2026
4% BUTTERFLY Goat, perhaps, following large, unknown insect (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Jul 7, 2026
4% SKATE Bottom-dwelling ray with a flattened diamond-shaped body (5) (5) Mirror Quiz Jul 5, 2026
4% ENDED Terminated (5) The Telegraph Plusword Jul 3, 2026
4% TSA Checkpoint for the terminally on line? (3) LA Times Daily Jul 2, 2026

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