Nocturnal animals attack going backwards Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BATS Nocturnal animals attack going backwards (4) (4) Puzzler Cryptic Jul 10, 2025
3% OREGANO Herb's old ass going backwards (7) The Telegraph Toughie Mar 12, 2026
3% BACKSTAB Cryptic indication of nocturnal mammals making attack sneakily (8) The Telegraph Toughie Feb 11, 2026
3% BAT Nocturnal winged animal (3)
3% SLEEP Strips going up for nocturnal activity (5) The Telegraph Toughie Jan 8, 2026
2% BESETS Attacks (6) New York Times Mar 11, 2026
2% EEW "Wee" backward (3)
2% HARRY Persistently attack (5) The Times Concise Mar 5, 2026
2% SALVO Verbal attack (5) Wall Street Journal Mar 4, 2026
2% UNDO Click a backward arrow, maybe (4) LA Times Daily Mar 1, 2026

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