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 |
The Washington Post |
23 Feb 2022 |
Slippery |
LA Times Daily |
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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Long and slippery |
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Hard to hold on to |
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Hard to catch |
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Hard to pin down |
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Like a moray |
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Hard to grasp, say |
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Slippery |
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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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Slippery |
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Hard to control |
|
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Slippery, in a way |
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Hard to grab hold of |
|
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Difficult to capture |
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Like some sushi |
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Slithery |
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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 |
Hard to get a grip on |
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Tough to grasp |
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Difficult to grasp, as an elongated fish |
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Hard to grab onto |
|
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Evasive and congerlike |
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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 |
Slithery and slimy |
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Like a moray |
|
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Tough to get ahold of |
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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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Hard to pin down |
|
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Slippery as a fish |
|
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Like elvers |
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Wet and wriggly |
|
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Suggestive of a moray's motions |
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Hard to hold on to |
|
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Hard to catch, in a way |
|
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Serpentine |
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Wriggly and slimy |
|
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Slippery and slithery |
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Slippery |
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Hard to hold |
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Difficult to grasp |
|
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Squiggly and wriggly |
|
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Adjective for 51-Across |
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Hard to hang on to |
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Hard to capture |
|
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Slimy and serpentine |
|
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Hard to hang on to |
|
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Slippery and hard to catch |
|
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Hard to grasp |
|
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Hard to handle |
|
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Difficult to grasp |
|
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Slippery like a fish |
|
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Wriggly |
|
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Hard to hold on to |
|
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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 catch, in a way |
|
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Hard to grasp |
|
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Slippery and slithery |
|
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Elusive and slippery |
|
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Hard to grasp |
|
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Lampreylike |
|
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Slimy and serpentine |
|
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Wet and snakelike |
|
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Wriggly and hard to grasp |
|
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Wriggly, slippery and serpentine |
|
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Long and slimy |
|
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Too slippery and slimy to grasp |
|
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Electric? |
|
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Long and slimy |
|
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Slippery |
|
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Elusive, slippery |
|
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Elusive |
|
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Hard to grasp |
|
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Elusive |
|
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Snakelike |
|
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Like a long, slithery fish |
|
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Tough to grasp |
|
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Lamprey-like |
|
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Hard to grasp |
|
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Hard to grasp |
|
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Challenging to corner |
|
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Congerlike |
|
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Prone to wriggling |
|
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Hard to grasp |
|
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Wriggly and slippery |
|
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Slippery and snaky |
|
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Slippery and snaky |
|
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Slippery and slithery |
|
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Like a conger |
|
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Congerlike |
|
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Not easy to hang onto |
|
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Tough to get hold of |
|
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Hard to catch |
|
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Hard to catch |
|
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Not easy to hang onto |
|
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Hard to hold |
|
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Hard to hold |
|
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Hard to hold |
|
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Hard to keep hold of |
|
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Wet and slithery? |
|
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Like a long, slithery fish |
|
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Slippery and slimy |
|
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Slithery |
|
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Tough to catch |
|
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Challenging to corner |
|
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Like a long, slithery fish |
|
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Wriggly, slippery and serpentine |
|
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Difficult to grasp |
|
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Hard to handle |
|
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Hard to handle |
|
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Slithery |
|
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Hard to hold down |
|
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Hard to hang on to |
|
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Hard to hold |
|
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Wriggly and slippery |
|
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Hard to hold on to |
|
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Wriggly and slippery |
|
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Hard to grasp? |
|
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Evasive |
|
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Slippery |
|
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Slippery |
|
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Wriggly |
|
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Hard to keep hold of |
|
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Evasive |
|
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Serpentlike |
|
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Hard to keep hold of |
|
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Long and squirmy |
|
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Slippery and slimy |
|
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Slippery |
|
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Hard to hold |
|
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Hard to pin down |
|
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Hard to grasp |
|
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Elusive |
|
|
Wriggly and slippery, e.g. |
|
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Wriggling |
|
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Wriggling in the water |
|
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Wriggly and hard to grasp |
|
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Slithery |
|
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Wriggling |
|
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Slithery |
|
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Hard to pick up? |
|
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Hard to catch |
|
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Long and slithery |
|
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Slithery |
|
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Prone to wriggling |
|
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Wriggling |
|
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Slippery |
|
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Slimy |
|
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Hard to hold |
|
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Like a moray |
|
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Hard to hang on to |
|
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Elusive |
|
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Challenging to corner |
|
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Evasive |
|
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Lamprey-like |
|
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Difficult to grasp |
|
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Hard to hold |
|
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Serpent-like |
|
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Slithery |
|
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Hard to hold onto |
|
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Hard to hang on to |
|
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Squirming |
|
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Sinuous |
|
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Hard to pin down |
|
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Conger-like |
|
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Tough to hold |
|
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Squiggly |
|
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Like a greased pig |
|
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Hard to hold |
|
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Elusive |
|
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Lampreylike |
|
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Hard to grasp |
|
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Hard to pin down |
|
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Wriggly and slippery |
|
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Squiggly |
|
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Hard to catch |
|
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Hard to handle |
|
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Slippery |
|
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Wriggling |
|
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Hard to grab hold of |
|
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Wriggly |
|
|
Serpentlike |
|
|
Snakelike |
|
|
Hard to hold |
|
|
Like elvers |
|
|
Tough to get hold of |
|
|
Difficult to hold |
|
|
Wriggly and slippery |
|
|
Wriggling |
|
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Elusive |
|
|
Wriggly |
|
|
Serpentlike |
|
|
Hard to handle |
|
|
Like a conger |
|
|
Squiggly |
|
|
Slithering |
|
|
Lampreylike |
|
|
Hard to catch |
|
|
Anguilliform |
|
|
Like a moray |
|
|
Elusive, in a way |
|
|
Not easily held |
|
|
Hard to keep hold of |
|
|
Difficult to hold |
|
|
Like a snipefish |
|
|
Very hard to handle |
|
|
Very slippery |
|
|
Smooth and slippery |
|
|
Slippery. |
|
|
Squirming. |
|
|
Wriggling. |
|
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Slithery. |
|
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Hard to hold. |
|
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Wriggly. |
|
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Slithering. |
|
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Asquirm. |
|
|
Squirmy. |
|
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Wiggly. |
|
|
Like a snake in the water. |
|
|
Wrigglesome. |
|
|
Anguine. |
|
|
Evasive |
|
|
Hard to get hold of |
|
|
Tough to tackle |
|
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Tough to hold |
|
|
Really wiggly |
|
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