Small, cute mammals that build underground nests to sleep away the winter (7) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DORMICE Small, cute mammals that build underground nests to sleep away the winter (7) (7)
5% RABBIT Small mammal (6) (6) Mirror Quick Jan 15, 2026
5% ORANG Nest-building mammal (5) Newsday Mar 26, 2022
4% CATTLE Bovine mammals (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Mar 9, 2026
4% HIBERNATES Thine bear moves and sleeps all winter (10) (10) Puzzler Cryptic Mar 3, 2026
4% AERIE Eagle's nest (5) Wall Street Journal Mar 3, 2026
4% HIPPO African mammal (5) Puzzler Backwords Mar 1, 2026
4% WEASEL Small mammal found by West Stand (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Feb 28, 2026
4% NAP Sleep briefly (3) Puzzler Backwords Feb 28, 2026
4% OOH "What a cute puppy!" (3) Eugene Sheffer Feb 27, 2026
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