The inky black substance secreted by an octopus to escape predators Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PSEUDOMORPH The inky black substance secreted by an octopus to escape predators (11)
2% CAGEY Secretive (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 20, 2025
2% RUN Manage to escape (3) The Times Quick Cryptic Dec 18, 2025
2% GEL Hairstyling substance (3) Puzzler Backwords Dec 18, 2025
2% MEDICINE Pharmaceutical substance (8) The Times Concise Dec 17, 2025
2% SUCTIONCUP Part of an octopus tentacle (10) USA Today Dec 16, 2025
2% PEN Paper's inky partner (3)
2% OVERT Not secretive (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 7, 2025
2% CROC Aussie predator (4) New York Times Dec 6, 2025
2% ORCA Sea predator (4) Eugene Sheffer Dec 6, 2025
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