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)
8% EXTERIOR Outer surface (8) The Times Concise Aug 27, 2025
7% OILGLANDS They open into skin follicles (9) Wall Street Journal Oct 6, 2025
7% PORE Skin opening (4) USA Today Oct 5, 2025
7% PEEL Remove the outer skin from (4) (4) Puzzler Oct 4, 2025
7% CLAY French Open surface (4) USA Today Sep 12, 2025
6% EXO Outer (Pref.) (3) Eugene Sheffer Nov 15, 2025
6% EDGE Outer border (4) Newsday Nov 4, 2025
6% TARTLET Small open pastry (7) The Times Concise Oct 31, 2025
6% WEASEL Small carnivorous animal (6) Puzzler Backwords Oct 28, 2025
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