Conger eels - occasionally they're pretty ugly Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Conger eels - occasionally they're pretty ugly last seen in Telegraph Cryptic 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is OGRES.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OGRES Conger eels - occasionally they're pretty ugly (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 19, 2025
62% OGRE Giant conger-eel regularly picked out (4) (4) The Guardian Quiptic Nov 9, 2025
59% EEL Moray or conger (3) USA Today Dec 8, 2025
56% ELVER Young of the eel (5) Puzzler Backwords Jan 1, 2026
56% ATHLETE That eel (anag.) (7) The Telegraph Quick Dec 12, 2025
56% EELS Congers, e.g. (4) Wall Street Journal Nov 18, 2025
54% RETRO Re-fresh? (5) New York Times Dec 26, 2025
54% UNAGI Eel, at a sushi bar (5) New York Times Dec 18, 2025
54% EYESORE Ugly building (7) Commuter Nov 18, 2025
54% ASTO In re (4) The Atlantic Oct 24, 2025

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