| Snakelike |
LA Times Daily |
13 Aug 2025 |
| Hard to catch |
Wall Street Journal |
12 Jul 2025 |
| Wriggly |
New York Times |
07 Jul 2025 |
| Difficult to handle |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
07 May 2025 |
| Anguilliform |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
11 Apr 2025 |
| Difficult to grasp |
Wall Street Journal |
29 Mar 2025 |
| Too wriggly to get hold of |
LA Times Daily |
17 Mar 2025 |
| Slice from return of Kyle Edmund is like 18 (4) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
12 Mar 2025 |
| Like writhing fish |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
09 Mar 2025 |
| Wriggly |
LA Times Daily |
05 Mar 2025 |
| Slippery |
New York Times |
02 Mar 2025 |
| Slimy |
USA Today Quick |
17 Feb 2025 |
| Like a lamprey |
|
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| Like a certain electric fish |
|
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| Like slippery fish |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
25 Dec 2024 |
| Abounding in Anguilliformes |
|
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| Like a fish, very hard? No way |
The Times Cryptic |
25 Nov 2024 |
| Hard to hold onto |
Wall Street Journal |
19 Nov 2024 |
| Snakelike |
New York Times |
12 Nov 2024 |
| Like that long and slippery fish? |
|
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| Long, thin and slippery |
Wall Street Journal |
30 Sep 2024 |
| Long and wriggling |
|
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| Like a long fish |
|
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| Hard to grasp, maybe |
|
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| Hard to grasp, in a way |
New York Times |
29 Aug 2024 |
| Elusive, in a sense |
New York Times |
20 Jul 2024 |
| Long and snakelike |
|
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| Slippery |
LA Times Daily |
21 May 2024 |
| Tough to capture |
|
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| Slimy like a moray |
|
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| Hard to get a hold of |
|
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| Wiggling |
|
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| Slippery |
Wall Street Journal |
05 Mar 2024 |
| Long and wiggly |
|
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| Tough to corral |
|
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| Hard to pin down |
Commuter |
27 Jan 2024 |
| Like a certain electric fish |
|
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| Tough to grasp |
Wall Street Journal |
30 Dec 2023 |
| Long and snaky |
|
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| Hard to handle, in a way |
New York Times |
16 Jun 2023 |
| Tough to grasp |
New York Times |
10 Jun 2023 |
| Slithery |
Eugene Sheffer |
22 Apr 2023 |
| Wriggly, as a fish |
New York Times |
17 Apr 2023 |
| Slithery |
Eugene Sheffer |
13 Apr 2023 |
| Like a wriggly fish |
|
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| Too wiggly to hold |
LA Times Daily |
06 Dec 2022 |
| Wriggly |
New York Times |
25 Nov 2022 |
| Slithery |
Eugene Sheffer |
20 Oct 2022 |
| Hard to hold |
Newsday |
01 Sep 2022 |
| Slithery |
Eugene Sheffer |
14 Jun 2022 |
| Slithery |
Eugene Sheffer |
25 Apr 2022 |
| Slippery |
LA Times Daily |
23 Feb 2022 |
| Slippery |
The Washington Post |
23 Feb 2022 |
| Evasive |
LA Times Daily |
23 Dec 2021 |
| Prone to wriggling |
Wall Street Journal |
16 Nov 2021 |
| Evasive conclusion of article on cathedral city |
|
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| Hard to grasp |
LA Times Daily |
17 Oct 2021 |
| Hard to grasp |
The Washington Post |
17 Oct 2021 |
| Elusive |
Newsday |
24 Sep 2021 |
| Slithery |
Eugene Sheffer |
16 Aug 2021 |
| Slithery |
Eugene Sheffer |
28 Jul 2021 |
| Like a wriggly fish |
|
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| Evasive |
Newsday |
27 Jun 2021 |
| Slippery |
New York Times |
23 May 2021 |
| Slippery |
Canadiana |
22 Mar 2021 |
| Slithery |
Eugene Sheffer |
10 Feb 2021 |
| Elusive, in a way |
New York Times |
07 Feb 2021 |
| Hard to handle, in a way |
New York Times |
24 Jan 2021 |
| Hard to hang on to |
Newsday |
02 Oct 2020 |
| English cathedral city attractive to those keen on ribbing? |
|
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| Wriggling |
The Washington Post |
12 Jun 2020 |
| Wriggling |
LA Times Daily |
12 Jun 2020 |
| Slippery |
LA Times Daily |
11 May 2020 |
| Slippery |
The Washington Post |
11 May 2020 |
| Slippery, like an aquatic swimmer |
|
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| Long and undulating |
Newsday |
25 Apr 2020 |
| Difficult to hold |
The New Yorker |
20 Jan 2020 |
| Hard to grasp, say |
New York Times |
21 Jun 2019 |
| Long and slippery |
Universal |
16 Jun 2019 |
| Hard to pin down |
Universal |
27 Apr 2019 |
| Like a moray |
New York Times |
17 Feb 2019 |
| Slippery and wriggly like a fish |
|
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| Like a moray |
|
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| Hard to hold on to |
|
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| Hard to catch |
|
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| Long and slippery |
|
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| Hard to pin down |
|
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| Slippery |
|
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| Hard to grasp, say |
|
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| Slippery, in a way |
USA Today |
24 Nov 2018 |
| Hard to grab hold of |
USA Today |
15 Nov 2018 |
| Reportedly see like a fish |
|
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| Wriggly like a certain fish |
|
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| Like some sushi |
Universal |
10 Jul 2018 |
| . See around Spain in a devious way |
|
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| Slimy, like a fish |
|
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| Hard to keep hold of |
Newsday |
16 May 2018 |
| Hard to control |
The Washington Post |
03 May 2018 |
| Hard to control |
LA Times Daily |
03 May 2018 |
| Slithery |
New York Times |
30 Mar 2018 |
| Slithery |
|
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| Slithery |
|
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| Difficult to capture |
|
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| Like some sushi |
|
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| Slithery |
|
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| Slippery, in a way |
|
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| Slippery |
|
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| Hard to grab hold of |
|
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| Hard to control |
|
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| Elusive |
New York Times |
27 Aug 2017 |
| Tough to grasp |
USA Today |
24 Aug 2017 |
| Evasive and congerlike |
Universal |
23 May 2017 |
| Difficult to grasp, as an elongated fish |
Universal |
21 Apr 2017 |
| Hard to get hold of |
The Washington Post |
01 Feb 2017 |
| Hard to hold onto |
Wall Street Journal |
21 Jan 2017 |
| Hard to get a grip on |
USA Today |
16 Jan 2017 |
| Hard to grab onto |
USA Today |
14 Jan 2017 |
| Tough to grasp |
|
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| Hard to grab onto |
|
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| Hard to get a grip on |
|
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| Evasive and congerlike |
|
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| Difficult to grasp, as an elongated fish |
|
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| Elusive |
|
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| Hard to capture |
Jonesin |
13 Sep 2016 |
| Reportedly see like some ocean-breeding creatures? |
|
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| Reportedly see like some ocean-breeding creatures? |
The Times Cryptic |
12 Aug 2016 |
| Slithery and slimy |
Universal |
09 Aug 2016 |
| Like a moray |
Universal |
13 Jul 2016 |
| Tough to get ahold of |
New York Times |
10 Jun 2016 |
| Hard to hold |
The Washington Post |
30 Apr 2016 |
| Hard to grasp |
LA Times Daily |
02 Apr 2016 |
| Slick |
Wall Street Journal |
18 Mar 2016 |
| Lampreylike |
Universal |
03 Mar 2016 |
| Like a moray |
|
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| Tough to get ahold of |
|
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| Slithery and slimy |
|
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| Suggestive of a moray's motions |
The Washington Post |
25 Nov 2015 |
| Slippery as a fish |
New York Times |
16 Nov 2015 |
| Mention of Fenland place being devious |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
22 Sep 2015 |
| Hard to pin down |
USA Today |
21 Aug 2015 |
| Like elvers |
Universal |
08 Aug 2015 |
| Hard to hold on to |
Newsday |
05 Aug 2015 |
| Hard to pin down |
|
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| Suggestive of a moray's motions |
|
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| Wet and wriggly |
|
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| Slippery as a fish |
|
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| Hard to catch, in a way |
|
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| Hard to pin down |
|
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| Hard to hold on to |
|
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| Like elvers |
|
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| Hard to handle |
|
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| Difficult to grasp |
|
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| Hard to hold |
|
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| Slippery |
|
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| Hard to capture |
|
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| Hard to hang on to |
|
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| Serpentine |
|
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| Squiggly and wriggly |
|
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| Wriggly and slimy |
|
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| Slippery and slithery |
|
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| Adjective for 51-Across |
|
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| Slippery and hard to catch |
|
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| Slimy and serpentine |
|
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| Hard to hang on to |
|
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| Hard to grasp |
|
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| Difficult to grasp |
|
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| Wriggly |
|
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| Wriggly |
|
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| Tough to grasp |
|
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| Slippery like a fish |
|
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| Hard to grasp |
|
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| Hard to catch, in a way |
|
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| Electric? |
|
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| Slippery and slithery |
|
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| Long and slimy |
|
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| Slippery like a fish |
|
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| Long and slimy |
|
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| Too slippery and slimy to grasp |
|
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| Hard to hold on to |
|
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| Wriggly, slippery and serpentine |
|
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| Wriggly and hard to grasp |
|
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| Wet and snakelike |
|
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| Slimy and serpentine |
|
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| Lampreylike |
|
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| Hard to grasp |
|
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| Elusive and slippery |
|
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| Hard to grasp |
|
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| Prone to wriggling |
|
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| Elusive |
|
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| Hard to grasp |
|
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| Elusive, slippery |
|
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| Like a long, slithery fish |
|
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| Hard to grasp |
|
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| Congerlike |
|
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| Lamprey-like |
|
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| Slippery |
|
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| Hard to grasp |
|
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| Snakelike |
|
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| Tough to grasp |
|
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| Challenging to corner |
|
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| Elusive |
|
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| Slippery and snaky |
|
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| Like a conger |
|
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| Slippery and slithery |
|
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| Slippery and snaky |
|
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| Wriggly and slippery |
|
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| Tough to get hold of |
|
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| Hard to hold |
|
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| Hard to hold |
|
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| Not easy to hang onto |
|
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| Hard to hold |
|
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| Hard to catch |
|
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| Hard to keep hold of |
|
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| Not easy to hang onto |
|
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| Congerlike |
|
|
| Hard to catch |
|
|
| Wet and slithery? |
|
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| Hard to handle |
|
|
| Difficult to grasp |
|
|
| Slithery |
|
|
| Like a long, slithery fish |
|
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| Challenging to corner |
|
|
| Hard to handle |
|
|
| Like a long, slithery fish |
|
|
| Tough to catch |
|
|
| Slippery and slimy |
|
|
| Wriggly, slippery and serpentine |
|
|
| Slithery |
|
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| Hard to hang on to |
|
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| Hard to hold down |
|
|
| Wriggly and slippery |
|
|
| Hard to hold on to |
|
|
| Wriggly and slippery |
|
|
| Hard to hold |
|
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| Hard to hold |
|
|
| Slippery |
|
|
| Long and squirmy |
|
|
| Serpentlike |
|
|
| Slippery |
|
|
| Evasive |
|
|
| Hard to keep hold of |
|
|
| Wriggly |
|
|
| Evasive |
|
|
| Slippery and slimy |
|
|
| Hard to keep hold of |
|
|
| Slippery |
|
|
| Hard to grasp? |
|
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| Wriggly and slippery, e.g. |
|
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| Hard to pin down |
|
|
| Elusive |
|
|
| Hard to grasp |
|
|
| Wriggling in the water |
|
|
| Hard to pick up? |
|
|
| Wriggling |
|
|
| Slithery |
|
|
| Wriggly and hard to grasp |
|
|
| Slithery |
|
|
| Wriggling |
|
|
| Like a moray |
|
|
| Long and slithery |
|
|
| Slippery |
|
|
| Prone to wriggling |
|
|
| Slithery |
|
|
| Hard to catch |
|
|
| Hard to hold |
|
|
| Slimy |
|
|
| Wriggling |
|
|
| Evasive |
|
|
| Elusive |
|
|
| Hard to hang on to |
|
|
| Challenging to corner |
|
|
| Hard to hold |
|
|
| Difficult to grasp |
|
|
| Lamprey-like |
|
|
| Sinuous |
|
|
| Squirming |
|
|
| Hard to hang on to |
|
|
| Hard to pin down |
|
|
| Slithery |
|
|
| Hard to hold onto |
|
|
| Serpent-like |
|
|
| Lampreylike |
|
|
| Like a greased pig |
|
|
| Elusive |
|
|
| Conger-like |
|
|
| Squiggly |
|
|
| Hard to hold |
|
|
| Tough to hold |
|
|
| Hard to catch |
|
|
| Wriggly and slippery |
|
|
| Hard to grasp |
|
|
| Squiggly |
|
|
| Hard to pin down |
|
|
| Hard to handle |
|
|
| Hard to grab hold of |
|
|
| Slippery |
|
|
| Wriggling |
|
|
| Wriggly |
|
|
| Snakelike |
|
|
| Tough to get hold of |
|
|
| Like elvers |
|
|
| Serpentlike |
|
|
| Hard to hold |
|
|
| Wriggling |
|
|
| Wriggly and slippery |
|
|
| Difficult to hold |
|
|
| Elusive |
|
|
| Serpentlike |
|
|
| Wriggly |
|
|
| Hard to handle |
|
|
| Like a conger |
|
|
| Squiggly |
|
|
| Lampreylike |
|
|
| Slithering |
|
|
| Hard to catch |
|
|
| Like a moray |
|
|
| Anguilliform |
|
|
| Elusive, in a way |
|
|
| Not easily held |
|
|
| Difficult to hold |
|
|
| Hard to keep hold of |
|
|
| Very slippery |
|
|
| Very hard to handle |
|
|
| Like a snipefish |
|
|
| Smooth and slippery |
|
|
| Wrigglesome. |
|
|
| Anguine. |
|
|
| Tough to tackle |
|
|
| Tough to hold |
|
|
| Really wiggly |
|
|
| Hard to get hold of |
|
|
| Evasive |
|
|
| Wiggly. |
|
|
| Wriggling. |
|
|
| Slippery. |
|
|
| Hard to hold. |
|
|
| Like a snake in the water. |
|
|
| Slithering. |
|
|
| Slithery. |
|
|
| Squirming. |
|
|
| Wriggly. |
|
|
| Asquirm. |
|
|
| Squirmy. |
|
|