The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word COON , but the solution may also be RACCOON which is one of the most recent solution (2018 in Chronicle of Higher Education).
Masked scavenger crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| COON | 50 % | 4 |
| RACCOON | 50 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Masked scavenger
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- raccoon
- harlequin
- slip
- slipped
- slipping
- slips
- ambuscade
- ambush
- cache
- finder
- gimmick
- hoard
Crossword Answer definitions
COON noun- (racial slur) A black person.
- A raccoon.
- A member of a colourfully dressed dance troupe in Cape Town during New Year celebrations.
- A coonass; a white Acadian French person who lives in the swamps.
- A sly fellow.
- A black person who "plays the coon"; that is, who plays the dated stereotype of a black fool for an audience, particularly including Caucasians.
- To hunt raccoons.
- To traverse by crawling, as a ledge.
- To crawl while straddling, especially in crossing a creek.
- (Georgia (US)) To fish by noodling, by feeling for large fish in underwater holes.
- (of an African American) To play the dated stereotype of a black fool for an audience, particularly including Caucasians.
- To steal.
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More clues leading to the result COON
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- See 66 Down
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- Ring-tailed critter
- Critter turned into a cap