Lady protects terrible old creatures Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Lady protects terrible old creatures last seen in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle. 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 12 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PTERODACTYLS.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PTERODACTYLS Lady protects terrible old creatures (12) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 3, 2017
3% PTERODACTYL Prehistoric reptile - protect lady (anag) (11) (11) The Guardian Quick Dec 13, 2025
3% BAD Terrible (3) Commuter Dec 8, 2025
3% OTHERS Old ladies wanting month's rest (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 5, 2025
3% AEGIS Protection (5) LA Times Daily Dec 3, 2025
3% GAH "This is terrible!" (3) New York Times Nov 27, 2025
3% DEFEND Protect (6) The Telegraph Quick Nov 15, 2025
3% AWFUL Terrible (5) Eugene Sheffer Oct 14, 2025
3% ABYSMAL Terrible (7) The Telegraph Quick Oct 3, 2025
2% LEVEE Protective bank (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 13, 2025

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