Playful marine mammals Crossword Clue

Looking for the answer to “Playful marine mammals” from the USA Today crossword of June 8, 2026? It has 6 letters. Flip the tiles one at a time, try a hint first, or look through the rest of that puzzle.

Crossword answer

USA TODAY, JUNE 8, 2026

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Hints

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Hint 1 Meaning

Hint 2 Anagram

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More clues from the USA Today (June 8, 2026)

Across

1. Content-sharing LGBTQ+ community
9. Like gold dust
15. Upper chamber in D.C.
16. Gay ___ (cowboy events)
17. Dairy-free coffee order
18. Like Kauai's Na Pali Coast
19. "Not gonna lie . . ." in a text
20. Org. that monitors pesticides
22. Ready for customers
23. Pub choices
25. Staged marketing ploy, often
27. Wears away
29. End of MIT's URL
30. Cameron Young's org.
33. Rep. from the Bronx
34. Toys on grooved tracks
36. Playful teasing with romantic intent, perhaps
40. Loaves with seeds, often
41. Goals
42. Snitch
43. Indian currency
44. Six-point plays (Abbr.)
45. Email ___ (screen time state characterized by shallow breathing)
46. Precise
47. Prefix for "potent" and "vore"
49. Allow
51. "___ Miserables"
52. Email button often frantically clicked
56. LA Fitness, e.g.
58. Elk relative
59. Block of text that spreads widely online
64. Group of experts
65. "My best days are behind me!"
66. "___ a killer queen"
67. Bench or couch
68. Have an objection to

Down

1. Numerical goal
2. Functional
3. Biblical queen central to Purim
4. What a shocker!
5. Messenger molecule
6. Bit of body ink
7. Playful marine mammals
8. Doesn't throw out
9. Grads-to-be
10. Fruit in some bubble tea
11. More than capable
12. "The Thomas Crown Affair" star Russo
13. Penny or dime
14. Key left of F1
21. Supported nearby farmers, say
24. Takes to the sky
25. Nutty Thanksgiving dessert
26. Thick wheat noodle
28. .
30. Venmo alternative
31. Giannis Antetokounmpo's country
32. Valuable things
34. Horse's dad
35. Main point
36. "Salt ___ Acid Heat"
37. Baseball cap, informally
38. "That's the last straw!"
39. The "T" of SOHCAHTOA, for short
43. Confirm, like a password
45. Photographer Adams
48. Painter nicknamed Grandma
50. Transcontinental country
52. Softball officials
53. "Stick Season" singer Kahan
54. CBS procedural
55. Bird symbolizing peace
57. Palindromic term of address
60. Potpie vegetable
61. Compete like Mikaela Shiffrin
62. Royal flush card
63. Calculate a sum

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Questions

What is the answer to “Playful marine mammals”?

OTTERS, 6 letters: a carnivorous mammal.

When was “Playful marine mammals” last seen in a crossword?

In the USA Today crossword of June 8, 2026.

How many letters does the answer have?

6 letters, starting with O.