The tree shakes and the animal is about to turn tail (7) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RETREAT The tree shakes and the animal is about to turn tail (7) (7)
9% WAG Shake, as a tail (3)
8% WAGS Shakes (a tail) (4) (4) Puzzler Sep 23, 2026
6% TIGER Row about German animal (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Oct 7, 2026
6% TERSE Reticent about trees (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Oct 6, 2026
6% ALIVE Animate or animated (5) The Telegraph Plusword Oct 6, 2026
6% CEDAR Cared about Lebanese tree (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Oct 3, 2026
6% VES Shake cousin (3) USA Today Quick Oct 1, 2026
6% MALT Shake cousin (4) USA Today Quick Oct 1, 2026
6% SLOTH 40-Across tree-dwelling animal (5) Universal Sep 29, 2026
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