Strange-looking creature concealed itself, covered in nasty acne Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Strange-looking creature concealed itself, covered in nasty acne last seen in Times Cryptic 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ECHIDNA.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ECHIDNA Strange-looking creature concealed itself, covered in nasty acne (7) The Times Cryptic Jul 21, 2023
5% GLARED Gave a nasty look (6) USA Today Aug 4, 2025
4% WACKY Strange how stadia etc look silly, finally (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Sep 6, 2025
4% CANE Acne treatment is a punishment (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Sep 3, 2025
4% HIDE Conceal (4) The Telegraph Quick Sep 2, 2025
4% REEKS Smells nasty (5) TV Aug 31, 2025
4% ABITODD Somewhat strange (7) Newsday Aug 31, 2025
4% HID Concealed (3) The Telegraph Mini Aug 29, 2025
4% SNIDE Indirectly nasty (5) Universal Aug 28, 2025
4% EERIE Strangely chilling (5) LA Times Mini Aug 28, 2025

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