Female in river swimming backwards can be rather delicate Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ELFIN Female in river swimming backwards can be rather delicate (5)
3% RHINE Swimming in her river (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Nov 27, 2025
3% EXTENSIVE Great swimming in vest in river (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 14, 2025
3% EEL It can swim backward (3) Universal May 31, 2023
2% EBBS Backward flows (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 26, 2025
2% OAR Primarily river-based athlete, one going backwards? (3) The Times Cryptic Nov 26, 2025
2% NOT "I'd rather __" (3) LA Times Daily Nov 25, 2025
2% RETROGRADE Backward (10) (10) The Guardian Quick Nov 24, 2025
2% DAINTY Delicate, petite (6) The Times Concise Nov 20, 2025
2% BUTTERFLYSTROKE Style in a swimming medley (15) LA Times Daily Nov 19, 2025
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