Creature with "Underwater eyes, an eel's / Oil of water body," per the poet Ted Hughes Crossword Clue

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Creature with "Underwater eyes, an eel's / Oil of water body," per the poet Ted Hughes Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. freshwater carnivorous mammal having webbed and clawed feet and dark brown fur
2. the fur of an otter

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

UNDERWATER (adjective)
1. beneath the surface of the water
2. growing or remaining under water
HUGHES (noun)
1. United States jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1862-1948)
2. English poet (born in 1930)

Hint 3: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
ROTTE

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16. Bottleful at a barbecue

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19. Hip to

20. "I am an idiot!"

21. Turpentine sources

22. "We're leaving soon!"

25. Is serious

28. Nail polish brand with a Raisin Your Voice shade

29. Go pffft

32. "The Good Dinosaur" protagonist

33. ___-green

35. Descendants of aristocratic families, e.g.

37. Things checked at checkpoints

40. Thrift store transaction

41. Prefix with car or hotel

42. South Asian wrap

43. Tennis's U.S. Open is played on it

44. Pops

46. Cabaret performer, e.g.

48. Leavened loaf made sans yeast

53. Oscar-winning Saldaña

54. XXX

57. Know someone who knows someone, say

59. Dish often served on a skillet

61. Sure thing

62. Don't worry about me

63. Some nostalgic throwbacks

64. Rare treat, maybe

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Down

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2. From the top

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5. Early investors, in lingo

6. Onetime manufacturer of the Flying Cloud

7. Topiarist's "canvas"

8. “Hell, yeah!”

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14. Merlot and Shiraz

20. Some outcomes from Match.com

23. See what someone is saying?

24. 4 is a good one, in brief

25. Mother, in Milan

26. Slipped

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31. Nail polish brand with a Gossip N’ Spill shade

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36. Conspiracy theory trope

38. Mythical land of untold riches

39. "It matters to me"

45. 'Stunning!'

47. Typical floor covering in a washitsu

48. Apparently is

49. Strikes on the noggin

50. Super-duper

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