Pig-like mammal? Gently touch head of it by river (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Pig-like mammal? Gently touch head of it by river (5) . 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is TAPIR.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TAPIR Pig-like mammal? Gently touch head of it by river (5) (5)
8% PATTED Touched gently (6) Newsday Oct 7, 2025
7% OTTER River mammal (5) Commuter Oct 13, 2025
7% DABSAT Gently touches (6) New York Times Aug 6, 2025
7% PAT To touch gently (3)
6% ROOT Dig like a pig (4) LA Times Daily Oct 12, 2025
5% TAP Strike gently (3) Premier Sunday Oct 12, 2025
5% LAPAT Gently wash against (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 11, 2025
5% TUGSON Pulls gently (6) Wall Street Journal Oct 6, 2025
5% EGGY Like something scrambled, say, extremely gently (4) (4) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 6, 2025
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