Flippered mammal

The answer

SEAL

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SEAL answer page.

Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2020; first recorded in 1978. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for SEAL

Every other clue in this collection answered by SEAL, most used first.

• Close tightly - used 82 times, most recently in 2026
• Make airtight - used 69 times, most recently in 2026
• Barking beast - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
• Navy commando - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
• Circus barker - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
• "Kiss From a Rose" singer - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
• Aquatic mammal - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
• Official stamp - used 26 times, most recently in 2024
• Circus performer - used 22 times, most recently in 2021
• Marine mammal - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Close - used 21 times, most recently in 2023
• Close securely - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Close, as an envelope - used 20 times, most recently in 2025
• Close up - used 20 times, most recently in 2025
• Shut tightly - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Official emblem - used 18 times, most recently in 2024
• Signet - used 18 times, most recently in 2011
• Emblem "of approval" - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Barking critter - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Barking mammal - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
• __ of approval - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Make watertight - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Barking marine mammal - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Cachet - used 12 times, most recently in 2015
• Close hermetically - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
• One-named "Kiss from a Rose" singer - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Shut up - used 12 times, most recently in 2018
• Tamperer hamperer - used 12 times, most recently in 2015
• Tight closure - used 11 times, most recently in 2020
• Close up tight - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Mammal with flippers - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Notary's mark - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Barking animal - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Naval commando - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• Pinniped - used 9 times, most recently in 2015
• Ball-balancing circus animal - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Christmas ___. - used 8 times, most recently in 2014
• Circus horn honker - used 8 times, most recently in 2016
• Diploma feature - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Elite Navy diver - used 8 times, most recently in 2015
• Fasten - used 8 times, most recently in 1976
• Ratify. - used 8 times, most recently in 1984
• Clapping animal - used 7 times, most recently in 2016
• Close up tightly - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• Emblem - used 7 times, most recently in 2005
• Fasten securely - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
• Fur. - used 7 times, most recently in 1975
• Guarantee - used 7 times, most recently in 2008
• Sign of approval - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Arctic barker - used 6 times, most recently in 2009
• Beach ball balancer - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
• Circus animal - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Circus clapper - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Letter closer - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Mark of approval - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
• Notary's tool - used 6 times, most recently in 2006
• Official mark - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Secure against leakage - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
• Shut securely - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Stamp of approval - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• ___ the deal - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Walrus relative - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Whiskered clapper - used 6 times, most recently in 2013

Related clues

Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.

• Burrowing mammal - MOLE, used 43 times
• Black-and-white mammal - ORCA, used 8 times
• Long-eared mammal - HARE, used 8 times
• Predatory marine mammal - ORCA, used 8 times
• Black-and-white marine mammal - ORCA, used 7 times

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