Wriggly character's dubious cop-outs (7) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Wriggly character's dubious cop-outs (7) featured in Guardian Quick Cryptic puzzle on February 7, 2026. 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is OCTOPUS.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OCTOPUS Wriggly character's dubious cop-outs (7) (7) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Feb 7, 2026
54% EEL Wriggly fish (3)
49% EELS Wriggly swimmers (4) Wall Street Journal Nov 4, 2025
47% MOUNTEBANK Canadian cop called out stock fraud (10) The Telegraph Toughie Jan 27, 2026
47% NARC Drug cop (4) Commuter Jan 23, 2026
47% PDS Cops' orgs. (3) Universal Jan 20, 2026
47% PERP Criminal, to cops (4) Eugene Sheffer Jan 6, 2026
45% GLOBALWORMS Wriggly creatures found on every continent? (11) Wall Street Journal Jan 10, 2026
45% POPO Cops, slangily (4) New York Times Dec 22, 2025
45% ANGER Red "Inside Out" character (5) New York Times Dec 10, 2025

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Wriggly character's dubious cop-outs (7) Crossword Clue
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