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1 | 99% | 7 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 31% | 5 | Also known as shad | |
3 | 31% | 8 | Also known as tailor, elf, or shad | |
Shad Or Sardine Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "HERRING" which means:
- noun
- • Valuable flesh of fatty fish from shallow waters of northern atlantic or pacific; usually salted or pickled
- • Commercially important food fish of northern waters of both atlantic and pacific
An example sentence would be:
- • "I love eating pickled herring with crackers."
- • "The fisherman caught a large herring in his net."
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New York Times31 Jan 1986 | Down 45 | |
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