River creature's back consisting of thin plates (7) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue River creature's back consisting of thin plates (7) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on March 30, 2026. 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is LAMINAR.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LAMINAR River creature's back consisting of thin plates (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Mar 30, 2026
52% STENCIL Thin plate used for reproducing lettering (7) (7) Puzzler Feb 22, 2026
52% MAIL Flexible armour consisting of metal rings or plates (4) (4) Puzzler Feb 9, 2026
49% EVENLY Beryl never holds back consistently (6) (6) The Guardian Quiptic Mar 22, 2026
49% EVEN Steady, consistent (4) The Times Concise Feb 20, 2026
47% EXACERBATE Aggravate tree creature trapped in river (10) The Times Cryptic Feb 19, 2026
47% ROTTER River creature found by water rat (6) The Times Cryptic Feb 11, 2026
45% FOOD Plate filler (4)
45% HAZE Thin fog (4) Newsday Mar 25, 2026
45% GRUEL Thin soup (5) Puzzler Backwords Mar 22, 2026

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