The Clue
Masked creatures (5 letter answer)
The Answer
COONS
Tags
Notes
The answer COONS is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 2100 puzzles.
Related Clues
Masked critters
Masked scavengers
Woods varmints
Woodsy scavengers
___ age (long time)
Ring-tailed mammals, for short
Definition
COON as a noun:
1. an eccentric or undignified rustic; "I'll be a gone coon when the battle starts"
2. (nigger, nigga, spade, coon, jigaboo, nigra) = (ethnic slur) extremely offensive name for a Black person; "only a Black can call another Black a nigga"
3. (common raccoon, common racoon, coon, ringtail, Procyon lotor) = North American raccoon