This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, May 30, 2026 (48 Down). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Saturday puzzles are the hardest of the week and themeless, so clues are often deliberately misleading.
Answer length: 5 squares
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O _ _ _ _
First and last letters
O _ _ _ R
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OTTER as a word: An aquatic or marine carnivorous mammal in the subfamily Lutrinae; (uncountable) The flesh or fur of this animal.
OTTER has been an answer 11 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since November 11, 2025.
Other clues with the same answer
- Playful aquatic animal
- Playful aquatic mammal
- Animal known to hold another's paws while sleeping
- Cousin of a wolverine
- Semiaquatic relative of a badger
- Furry animal seen swimming around a kelp forest
- Mammal that enjoys using a muddy riverbank as a slide
- Animal that can use tools to open shells
- Missing animal in "Zootopia"
- Furry mammal that eats crustaceans
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