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"An ___ held by the tail is not yet caught" (old proverb) Crossword Clue
Here is the answer for the crossword clue 'An ___ held by the tail is not yet caught' (old proverb) last seen in New York Times puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 3 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is EEL.
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Rank | Answer | Length | Source | Date |
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98% | EEL 'An ___ held by the tail is not yet caught' (old proverb) | (3) | New York Times | Jan 22, 2016 |
5% | ADAGE Proverb | (5) | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | Aug 27, 2025 |
5% | GOT Caught or caught on | (3) | ||
5% | RETRO Old-fashioned, yet hip | (5) | ||
4% | INBED Not up yet | (5) | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | Sep 6, 2025 |
4% | EELED Caught congers | (5) | Wall Street Journal | Sep 3, 2025 |
4% | AHA "Caught you!" | (3) | Universal | Sep 3, 2025 |
4% | ONANDON Old Spanish gentleman tailing grandma relentlessly | (7) | The Times Cryptic | Aug 30, 2025 |
4% | CLUNG Held fast | (5) | Newsday | Aug 28, 2025 |
4% | ALOFT A Liberal old newspaper held in a higher place | (5) | The Telegraph Cryptic | Aug 27, 2025 |
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