Knife nocturnal creatures on the way back (4) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STAB Knife nocturnal creatures on the way back (4) (4) Puzzler Cryptic Sep 21, 2025
8% OWL Nocturnal creature (3) (3) Mirror Quick Aug 16, 2025
8% BAT Nocturnal creature (3) (3) Puzzler Aug 11, 2025
7% EONSAGO Way, way back (7) Newsday Sep 19, 2025
7% OWLS Nocturnal creatures (4) (4) Mirror Quick Jul 13, 2025
6% SHEATH Cover for a knife (6) Wall Street Journal Oct 6, 2025
6% BADGER Nocturnal mammal (6) (6) Mirror Quick Sep 21, 2025
6% PACE Go back and forth, in a way (4) LA Times Daily Sep 9, 2025
6% LEO Nocturnal cat? (3) LA Times Daily Aug 8, 2025
6% UNDOBUTTON Way back? (10) New York Times Aug 3, 2025

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