It's astute to cut off tail of mouselike animal (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue It's astute to cut off tail of mouselike animal (5) . 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SHREW.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SHREW It's astute to cut off tail of mouselike animal (5) (5)
71% LOIN Cut off an animal's spine (4) The Washington Post Mini Oct 3, 2025
66% RABBI Religious man cut tail off bunny (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Nov 18, 2025
66% LOPPED Cut (off) (6) New York Times Nov 13, 2025
66% SHEAR Cut off (5) Thomas Joseph Nov 3, 2025
66% DETACH Cut off (6) The Times Sunday Concise Nov 2, 2025
66% LEMUR Ring-tailed animal (5) Commuter Oct 22, 2025
63% VOLE Small, mouselike rodent (4) New York Times Mini Nov 28, 2025
63% SEVER Cut off (5) Thomas Joseph Oct 17, 2025
57% RACCOON Bushy-tailed American animal (7) (7) Puzzler Oct 16, 2025
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