Small openings in the skin or outer surface of an animal (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PORES Small openings in the skin or outer surface of an animal (5) (5)
7% PELT Animal skin (4) Commuter Dec 25, 2025
7% PORE Skin opening (4) Wall Street Journal Nov 22, 2025
6% FACET Small surface of a crystal (5) (5) Puzzler Jan 13, 2026
6% EDGE Outer margin (4) Commuter Jan 13, 2026
6% AREA Surface ___ (4) Universal Jan 8, 2026
6% INVENT Coin in small opening (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Dec 31, 2025
6% EDGES Outer limits (5) New York Times Dec 29, 2025
6% BAT Small flying animal (3) Puzzler Backwords Dec 22, 2025
6% DERMAL Of the skin (6) The Times Concise Dec 9, 2025
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