Spiteful creature having game when one's eyes are closed briefly (6) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CATNAP Spiteful creature having game when one's eyes are closed briefly (6) (6)
67% CAPUCHINS Certain monk(ey)s (9) New York Times Oct 7, 2025
67% MEAN Spiteful (4) LA Times Daily Sep 26, 2025
67% SCI "S" in STEM, briefly (3)
64% RANCOUR Spite, hostility (7) The Times Concise Oct 13, 2025
61% SLEEP Night-time state when one dreams with eyes closed ... or something a 44a can do standing up (5)
61% NASTILY In a spiteful manner (7) (7) Puzzler Oct 11, 2025
61% EYELID Shutter closed when sleeping (6) The Times Cryptic Sep 15, 2025
61% QBERT Orange creature in an arcade game (5) New York Times Sep 14, 2025
61% TRAIT Eye color is one (5) USA Today Sep 12, 2025
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