Wild animals run off, covered in little insects (9) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Wild animals run off, covered in little insects (9) last seen in Guardian 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ANTELOPES.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ANTELOPES Wild animals run off, covered in little insects (9) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 29, 2025
7% LAIR Wild animal's home (4) Newsday Jul 27, 2026
7% LETSLOOSE Goes a little wild (9) The Atlantic Jul 17, 2026
6% ELOPE Run off to wed (5)
6% ADHERENT Supporter there and running wild (8) (8) Puzzler Cryptic Jul 25, 2026
6% JACKAL Wild dog-like animal (6) The Telegraph Quick Jul 25, 2026
6% RINGLET Little circle in covering letter (7) (7) The Sun Two Speed Jul 23, 2026
6% GAME Wild animals hunted for sport (4) (4) Puzzler Jul 20, 2026
6% SAEVAS Ferocious wild animals: ____ [...] feras, Tib. 1.10.6 (6) The Times O Tempora Jul 11, 2026
6% SKEDADDLE Run off hastily (9) (9) Mirror Classic Jul 8, 2026

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