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The Verified Answer for Groups of whales is:
- GAMS
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This clue is also used in other crossword puzzles but has different answers. See the list below for all possible solutions for this clue.
- PODS
- XXXX
Useful hints for “Groups of whales” Crossword Clue
Hint 1: Clue Explanation
▼“Pods” leaped to mind when I read this clue, “Groups of whales.” But that meant that 6D, “Like the sound of ‘supercalifragilisticexpialidocious,’ per the song of the same name,” couldn’t be “ATROCIOUS,” and at this point my brain broke a bit. It turns out that groups of whales can also be called herds, plumps and GAMS, a term that can also apply to social groups of sailors and to legs. GAMS has appeared frequently in the Times crossword since 1946, clued with all of these definitions, but this usage is new to me.