What is the answer to "African viper" in the WSJ Crossword?

The answer to the WSJ Crossword clue "African viper" is PUFFADDER (9 letters).

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African viper WSJ Crossword Clue

Across clue · from the May 26, 2026 puzzle

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PUFFADDER

9 letters · Across · last seen May 26, 2026

1APart of a dog’s paw3 1DLetter between Oscar and Quebec in the NATO phonetic alphabet4 2DShare a border with4 3DNimble-fingered4 4DOil container?5 4AFirst-year collegian, informally5 5DChipmunk or chinchilla6 6DTrack figures4 7DTake in3 8DSavvy10 9DType symbol akin to an asterisk9 9APotions professor at Hogwarts5