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Slithery Fishes Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is EELS which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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199%4Exact Match!
228%6Slithery reptile
328%10Slithery or snaky

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We think the answer is "EELS" which means:

    noun
  • • The fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh water in europe and america; large eels are usually smoked or pickled
  • • Voracious snakelike marine or freshwater fishes with smooth slimy usually scaleless skin and having a continuous vertical fin but no ventral fins
  • verb
  • • To fish for eels.
  • • To move with a sinuous motion like that of an eel.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "I saw a group of eels swimming in the river."
  • • "The sushi restaurant serves delicious freshwater eels."

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New York Times21 Dec 2015 Across 20
New York Times16 Oct 2006 Down 23
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