Burrowing critters are animals that dig and live in underground tunnels. The four solutions to the crossword for this term are MOLE, GOPHER, BADGER, and WOMBAT. A MOLE is a small mammal with a cylindrical body and velvety fur, adapted to digging burrows. Gophers are burrowing rodents with fur-lined pouches on both sides of their faces. Badgers are short-legged omnivores with elongated bodies and long snouts. Finally, wombats are short-legged, burrowing marsupials native to Australia and New Zealand.