Eel finally caught in net acted strangely like an octopus Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Eel finally caught in net acted strangely like an octopus featured in Times Quick Cryptic puzzle on October 18, 2025. 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is TENTACLED.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TENTACLED Eel finally caught in net acted strangely like an octopus (9) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 18, 2025
2% END Finale (3) Universal Oct 15, 2025
2% ATLAST "Finally!" (6) Eugene Sheffer Oct 14, 2025
2% BUSTED "Caught you!" (6) Commuter Oct 13, 2025
2% ODD "Strange ..." (3) Universal Oct 11, 2025
2% BANGTORIGHTS Caught redhanded (12) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 11, 2025
2% AHA "Caught you!" (3)
2% INTER Prefix with net or com (5) LA Times Daily Oct 9, 2025
2% ARMS Octet of an octopus (4) Newsday Oct 8, 2025
2% EERIE Strangely spooky (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 8, 2025

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