Only insects that can turn their heads to look behind them — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 8–letter crossword clue “Only insects that can turn their heads to look behind them”? This page covers its appearance in NYT Crossword on 27th Dec 1998. You can reveal the answer at your pace — one letter at a time or the whole word in one go. We also provide helpful extras where available: an AI-generated hint, a dictionary definition, other clues that share the same answer, and a jumbled-letters view for quick anagramming.
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The answer to “Only insects that can turn their heads to look behind them” is MANTISES (8 letters).
We last saw “Only insects that can turn their heads to look behind them” in NYT Crossword on 27th Dec 1998.
The 8-letter answer for “Only insects that can turn their heads to look behind them” is MANTISES.
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