"An ___ held by the tail is not yet caught" (proverb) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EEL "An ___ held by the tail is not yet caught" (proverb) (3)
6% ADAGE Proverb (5) LA Times Daily May 20, 2026
5% RAW Not cooked yet (3)
5% IMMATURE Not yet ripe (8) Commuter May 27, 2026
5% ARE "__ we there yet?" (3) Newsday May 27, 2026
5% KEPT Held onto (4) Wall Street Journal May 27, 2026
5% LIT Held a match to (3) LA Times Daily May 25, 2026
5% ALAS "And yet..." (4) TV May 17, 2026
5% OPEN Not yet filled (4) Wall Street Journal May 14, 2026
5% SCUT Hare's tail (4) Puzzler Backwords May 6, 2026
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