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)
74% LOIN Cut off an animal's spine (4) The Washington Post Mini Oct 3, 2025
71% SNIPE Cut tail off the bird (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Jul 9, 2025
69% VOLE Mouselike rodent (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 6, 2025
66% SEVER Cut off (5) Thomas Joseph Oct 17, 2025
66% PIG Animal with a curly tail (3) Universal Aug 23, 2025
66% ACUMEN Astuteness (6) USA Today Jul 3, 2025
63% PCT Agt.'s cut (3) Eugene Sheffer Sep 13, 2025
60% RACCOON Bushy-tailed American animal (7) (7) Puzzler Oct 16, 2025
60% LOPPED Cut off (6) Thomas Joseph Jul 25, 2025
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