Reptile terribly ill at Rio, having swallowed key (9) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ALLIGATOR Reptile terribly ill at Rio, having swallowed key (9) (9)
5% ALLIGATORS Florida reptiles (10) Commuter Oct 16, 2025
5% REHAB What artist swallows before key treatment (5) The Times Cryptic Oct 14, 2025
5% AWFUL Terrible (5) Eugene Sheffer Oct 14, 2025
5% ASP Hieroglyphic reptile (3) Wall Street Journal Oct 11, 2025
5% SPITE Ill will (5) Eugene Sheffer Oct 10, 2025
5% BAD Terrible (3) Commuter Oct 8, 2025
5% ABYSMAL Terrible (7) The Telegraph Quick Oct 3, 2025
5% ASPS Nile reptiles (4) Thomas Joseph Sep 26, 2025
5% DETRIMENTALLY Terribly tired in the mind, to ill effect (13) The Times Quick Cryptic Sep 23, 2025
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