Some monsters turn back, others tail off Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Some monsters turn back, others tail off last seen in Telegraph Toughie 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 OGRES.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OGRES Some monsters turn back, others tail off (5) The Telegraph Toughie Jul 11, 2024
7% OGRE Turn back on monster (4) (4) The Guardian Cryptic Aug 20, 2026
6% OGRESS Some progressive monster (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 25, 2026
6% GILA ___ monster (4) New York Times Oct 17, 2026
6% BEAST Monster (5) Puzzler Backwords Sep 21, 2026
6% OUTS Turns off (4) Newsday Jul 24, 2026
5% SCUT Tail of a hare (4) Puzzler Backwords Oct 25, 2026
5% MADNESS Mother turning up on site of monster? Stupidity! (7) (7) The Guardian Quiptic Oct 18, 2026
5% MAGS Some off-the-rack purchases, briefly (4) LA Times Daily Oct 17, 2026
5% ADDS Does some back-of-the-envelope calculations (4) New York Times Midi Oct 17, 2026

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