Marine mammal that uses its chest as a dining table

The answer to “Marine mammal that uses its chest as a dining table” in the USA Today crossword is OTTER — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the USA Today crossword on August 17, 2026, a Monday puzzle, at 35-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Marine mammal that uses its chest as a dining table” answer

OTTER (5 letters)

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is OTTER.

What does OTTER mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of OTTER is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Marine mammal that uses its chest as a dining table” appeared?

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August 17, 2026 (most recent) → OTTER. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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