Some animals are close to it Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Some animals are close to it . 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 10 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is EXTINCTION.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EXTINCTION Some animals are close to it (10)
4% SEAL Animal is close (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Aug 24, 2025
3% NIGH Close (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 25, 2025
3% AFAR Not even close (4) LA Times Daily Oct 24, 2025
3% NEAR Close (4) Eugene Sheffer Oct 23, 2025
3% WOLF *Howling animal ... or snarf some food, with "down" (4)
3% KNIT Close-___ (4) (4) The Guardian Quick Oct 20, 2025
3% EYED Studied closely (4) Newsday Oct 19, 2025
3% HASPS Closing mechanisms (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 16, 2025
3% SHADOWED Followed closely (8) The Times Concise Oct 14, 2025
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