Word with prickly or alligator Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PEAR Word with prickly or alligator (4) New York Times Sep 28, 2016
3% BURR Prickly case around a seed (4) Puzzler Backwords Dec 25, 2025
3% PORCUPINEFISH Prickly denizen of coral reefs (13) New York Times Dec 21, 2025
3% CROC Alligator kin, for short (4)
3% BRIAR Prickly shrub (5) Puzzler Backwords Dec 11, 2025
3% CACTUS Prickly desert plant (6)
3% ACANTHUS Prickly plant (8) The Times Sunday Concise Nov 23, 2025
3% BUR Prickly seedcase (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 20, 2025
3% THISTLE Prickly plant (7) (7) Mirror Classic Nov 18, 2025
3% URBANMYTH Monster alligators in the sewers, e.g. (9) Wall Street Journal Nov 13, 2025

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