An oily sea-fish Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MACKEREL An oily sea-fish (8)
4% HERRING Small oily fish (7) (7) The Guardian Quick Nov 6, 2025
3% COD Fish for fish sticks (3) New York Times Nov 19, 2025
3% CORTEZ Sea of (6) Eugene Sheffer Nov 5, 2025
3% SARDINE Fish (7) The Telegraph Quick Oct 27, 2025
3% BREAM Fish, amber, at sea (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Oct 25, 2025
3% NEMO "Lost" Pixar fish you may find under the sea (4)
3% EASY Simple to remove oily head (4) (4) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 12, 2025
3% HADDOCK Sea fish of the cod family (7) (7) The Sun Mini Sep 13, 2025
3% BRILLIANTINED Oily fish - massive, skinless and spiky (13) The Times Cryptic Aug 30, 2025
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