Land animal whose closest living relatives include whales Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HIPPO Land animal whose closest living relatives include whales (5) New York Times Apr 19, 2016
3% USA Refusal to include land (1,1,1) (3) Mirror Cryptic Dec 24, 2025
3% BESTIE Closest pal (6) Newsday Dec 11, 2025
3% NEAREST Closest (7) The Telegraph Quick Sep 16, 2025
3% KOALA Animal whose closest living relative is the wombat (5) New York Times Mini Sep 6, 2024
3% HIPPOPOTAMUSES Closest living relatives of whales (14) New York Times Jul 22, 2021
2% ORCA Killer whale (4) Eugene Sheffer Dec 23, 2025
2% LET "Live and ___ live" (3)
2% ONEPIN Bowler's closest target (6) Thomas Joseph Dec 20, 2025
2% ONO Otherwise closest bid (3) Puzzler Backwords Dec 20, 2025

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