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FISHY which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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FISHY
Updated: October 10, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood
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We think the answer is "FISHY" which means:
- adjective
- • Of or relating to or resembling fish adjective satellite
- • Not as expected noun
- • A cold-blooded vertebrate animal that lives in water, moving with the help of fins and breathing with gills.
- • Any animal (or any vertebrate) that lives exclusively in water.
- • The flesh of the fish used as food.
- • A card game in which the object is to obtain cards in pairs or sets of four (depending on the variation), by asking the other players for cards of a particular rank.
- • A woman.
- • An easy victim for swindling.
- • A bad poker player. compare shark (a good poker player).
- • A makeshift overlapping longitudinal brace, originally shaped roughly like a fish, used to temporarily repair or extend a spar or mast of a ship.
- • A purchase used to fish the anchor.
- • A torpedo.
- • A paraphyletic grouping of the following extant taxonomic groups:
- • The thirty-fourth lenormand card.
- • A period of time spent fishing.
- • An instance of seeking something.
- • A counter, used in various games.
An example sentence would be:
- • "The smell coming from the kitchen is very fishy."
- • "I found it fishy that he suddenly canceled our plans."
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| New York Times03 May 1987 | Down 62 | |
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