Lizard with defensive spines Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Lizard with defensive spines featured in LA Times Daily puzzle on December 27, 2025. 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is HORNYTOAD.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HORNYTOAD Lizard with defensive spines (9) LA Times Daily Dec 27, 2025
3% ALIBI Defense strategy (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 27, 2025
3% PERCH Spined freshwater fish (5) The Times Concise Dec 24, 2025
3% RAMPART Defensive embankment (7) The Times Concise Dec 19, 2025
3% EERIE Spine-tingling (5) The Telegraph Mini Dec 8, 2025
3% PELVIS Structure at the base of the spine (6) The Times Concise Dec 6, 2025
3% IGUANA Lizard (6) The Telegraph Quick Nov 24, 2025
3% NSC Defense grp. (3) Universal Nov 21, 2025
3% COCCYX Bone at the base of the spine (6) Puzzler Backwords Nov 14, 2025
3% THORN Rose's defense (5) Universal Nov 10, 2025

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