Tortoise, the last of his species, who died in 2012 Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Tortoise, the last of his species, who died in 2012 last seen in Times Specialist Sunday 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 14 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is LONESOMEGEORGE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LONESOMEGEORGE Tortoise, the last of his species, who died in 2012 (14) The Times Specialist Sunday Mar 31, 2019
6% SLOW Like snails or tortoises (4)
6% DAT Not dis! (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 25, 2025
6% TERRAPIN Water tortoise (8) The Times Concise Oct 18, 2025
6% AESOP The Tortoise and the Hare fabulist (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 2, 2025
5% DAH "Lah-di-___!" (3) New York Times Nov 9, 2025
5% MOOSE US deer species (5) (5) The Sun Mini Nov 9, 2025
5% BEES Winged insects who have a honey-making species (4)
5% HAILESELASSIE Former emperor of Ethiopia who died in 1975 (5,8) (13) The Guardian Weekend Nov 8, 2025
5% ADELIE Most widespread species of penguin (6) LA Times Daily Nov 8, 2025

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