Slimy creatures to get terribly sad (5) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Slimy creatures to get terribly sad (5) last seen in Mirror Cryptic 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is TOADS.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TOADS Slimy creatures to get terribly sad (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Apr 3, 2025
4% SNAIL Slimy garden creature (5) Commuter Nov 22, 2025
3% BAD Terrible (3) USA Today Nov 28, 2025
3% GAH "This is terrible!" (3) New York Times Nov 27, 2025
3% DOLOR Sadness (5) Premier Sunday Nov 16, 2025
3% WOE Sadness (3) USA Today Nov 10, 2025
2% BATS Cave creatures (4) Eugene Sheffer Dec 1, 2025
2% CAMEL Caravan creature (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 1, 2025
2% YEESH "Oof, sounds terrible!" (5) New York Times Nov 28, 2025
2% CRIED Expressed sadness (5) USA Today Nov 27, 2025

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