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Fishhook Crossword Clue

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noun

• an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect

• the pointed part of barbed wire

• a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove

• one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather

verb

• provide with barbs

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noun

• a sharp metal spike or spur that is fastened to the leg of a gamecock

• a spar rising aft from a mast to support the head of a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail

• an iron hook with a handle; used for landing large fish

28%10 Resembling a fishhook
adjective satellite

• shaped in the form of a hook

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Clue Last Found In...

Source #Number Answer
New York Times31 Jul 1985 Down 31
New York Times26 Nov 1983 Down 53
New York Times01 Apr 1982 Down 1
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