Male insect is creature with large, spiny forelegs Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Male insect is creature with large, spiny forelegs 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is MANTIS.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MANTIS Male insect is creature with large, spiny forelegs (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 30, 2025
5% HOG Large male pig (3)
5% PRAYINGMANTIS Insect with large folded forelegs (13)
4% GNAT Pesky insect (4) Eugene Sheffer Oct 21, 2025
4% TOMS Male cats (4) Newsday Oct 20, 2025
4% ANT Social insect (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 19, 2025
4% WASP Stinging insect (4) LA Times Mini Oct 19, 2025
4% SEAMEN Male sailors (6) Commuter Oct 18, 2025
4% PRAYING ___ mantis, insect (7) Puzzler Backwords Oct 16, 2025
4% COCK Male chicken (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 15, 2025

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