"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% PSALMS Book before Proverbs (6) Wall Street Journal Jun 13, 2026
5% PEEPED Caught sight of (6) USA Today Jun 11, 2026
5% UNREAD Yet to be perused (6) Newsday Jun 7, 2026
5% EEN Yet, poetically (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jun 4, 2026
5% ARE "-- we there yet?" (3) Thomas Joseph Jun 4, 2026
5% SCUT Tail of a hare (4) Puzzler Backwords Jun 3, 2026
5% UNRIPE Not yet edible (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic May 31, 2026
5% RAW Not cooked yet (3)
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