Playful aquatic animal Crossword Clue

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Playful aquatic animal Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. freshwater carnivorous mammal having webbed and clawed feet and dark brown fur
2. the fur of an otter

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

AQUATIC (noun)
1. a plant that lives in or on water
AQUATIC (adjective)
1. operating or living or growing in water
PLAYFUL (adjective)
1. full of fun and high spirits

Hint 3: Anagram

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20. Spot to work out knotted muscles

23. U.F.O. occupants, in brief

24. Yank

25. Reach quickly, as a conclusion

29. Internet meme feline

31. "___ your mouth!"

33. Stadium cheer

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35. Memphis barbecue staple

37. Military rank above cpl.

38. Tusked animals

39. Squiggle shape

40. Key to Aladdin's success

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43. Before, poetically

44. Acorn growers

45. Dress seen at Oktoberfest

48. Black ___ (some spiders)

50. Mental cloud

51. Drag performer's accessory

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56. Singer Baker

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64. Weapon in a scabbard

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Down

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12. Unconscious mannerism

13. German outburst

21. Slightly

22. Things you might see when you're not wearing glasses

26. Escape from jail

27. Clickables at the top of a computer screen

28. Exclamations of surprise

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55. Woods of "Legally Blonde"

56. Reactions to something adorable

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