Man-eater nicknamed “the wastebasket of the sea” Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Man-eater nicknamed “the wastebasket of the sea” last seen in Times Specialist Sunday 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 11 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is TIGER SHARK.

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Crossword Answer For Man-eater nicknamed “the wastebasket of the sea”:

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TIGER SHARK Man-eater nicknamed “the wastebasket of the sea” (11) The Times Specialist Sunday Sep 18, 2022
5% ISLE Man in the Irish Sea, e.g. (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 30, 2025
5% PAC ___-Man (dot-eater in an arcade game) (3)
5% TERMITE House eater (7) Thomas Joseph Oct 25, 2025
5% OTTER Abalone eater (5) LA Times Daily Oct 10, 2025
4% ARAL Shrinking sea (4) Eugene Sheffer Nov 8, 2025
4% ABE Nickname for Lincoln (3) Universal Nov 7, 2025
4% AQUA Sea blue (4) LA Times Daily Nov 7, 2025
4% CORTEZ Sea of (6) Eugene Sheffer Nov 5, 2025
4% ERNE Sea eagle (4) Thomas Joseph Nov 3, 2025

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