Turkey probed by animal doctor, alas, some leave (5,3) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DUVETDAY Turkey probed by animal doctor, alas, some leave (5,3) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Dec 11, 2024
6% SADLY "Alas ..." (5) New York Times Dec 29, 2025
6% VET Animal doctor (3) (3) Mirror Quick Dec 27, 2025
6% ALACK "Alas and __!" (5) LA Times Daily Dec 18, 2025
5% TOM Male turkey (3) Commuter Jan 9, 2026
5% SCRIBE What doctors do before leaving writer (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Jan 5, 2026
5% ARMENIA Neighbor of Turkey (7) Premier Sunday Jan 4, 2026
5% NOSIER Relatively probing (6) Newsday Jan 3, 2026
5% MARINER NASA probe (7) Thomas Joseph Dec 27, 2025
5% DFLAT C sharp alas (5) Newsday Dec 24, 2025

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