Anchor, one swallowed by fish (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BASIS Anchor, one swallowed by fish (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Feb 21, 2025
7% ENGULFS Swallows up (7) (7) Mirror Classic Mar 13, 2026
7% NET Fish may get caught in one (3)
7% WHALE Jonah's swallower (5) LA Times Mini Feb 28, 2026
7% ROOT Plant's anchor (4) Commuter Feb 27, 2026
7% TWILIT Dim idiot swallows lithium (6) The Telegraph Toughie Feb 27, 2026
7% LIMEADE One might swallow this story female servant told (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Feb 24, 2026
7% ACOSTA Former CNN anchor Jim (6) Wall Street Journal Feb 19, 2026
7% MUIR ABC anchor David (4) Universal Feb 16, 2026
7% COD Fish-and-chips fish (3) The Atlantic Feb 15, 2026

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