The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SNAKE which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2023.
Creature that grows longer in a classic video game (also in this puzzle, when it “eats” a black square) crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SNAKE | 100 % | 5 |
Why may SNAKE be the right solution?
The answer is "SNAKE" because in the classic video game, Snake, the creature starts small and grows longer as it eats black squares.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Creature that grows longer in a classic video game (also in this puzzle, when it “eats” a black square)
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Crossword Answer definitions
SNAKE noun- A legless reptile of the sub-order Serpentes with a long, thin body and a fork-shaped tongue.
- A treacherous person.
- Somebody who acts deceitfully for social gain.
- A tool for unclogging plumbing.
- A tool to aid cable pulling.
- A flavoured jube (confectionary) in the shape of a snake.
- Trouser snake; the penis.
- A series of Bézier curves.
- The seventh Lenormand card.
- To follow or move in a winding route.
- To steal slyly.
- To clean using a plumbing snake.
- To drag or draw, as a snake from a hole; often with out.
- To wind round spirally, as a large rope with a smaller, or with cord, the small rope lying in the spaces between the strands of the large one; to worm.
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