Answer: toves

AnswerCrossword Clue
TOVESSlithy creatures
TOVESSlithy ones
TOVESThey're slithy in "Jabberwocky"
TOVESWord after "slithy"
TOVESCarroll creatures
TOVESCarroll's "slithy" ones
TOVES"Slithy" creatures
TOVESCarroll's "slithy ..."
TOVESJabberwocky word
TOVESBadgers, in "Jabberwocky"
TOVES" . . . and the slithy ... did gyre"
TOVES"Slithy" creatures.
TOVESJabberwocky word.
TOVES"Slithy" things.
TOVES"'Twas brillig and the slithy ... . . . "
TOVES"'Twas brillig, and the slithy ...."
TOVES"...and the slithy ...": Carroll