"Holds the ___ of science by the tail."—Pope. Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EEL "Holds the ___ of science by the tail."—Pope. (3)
5% WAIT "Hold on!" (4)
5% RAT Long-tailed rodent (3)
5% WAG Shake (a tail) (3) (3) Puzzler Oct 10, 2025
5% ROBOTICS Source welcoming British science backing AI-related science? (8) The Times Cryptic Oct 8, 2025
5% APE Primate with no tail (3) LA Times Daily Oct 6, 2025
5% ITS "____ not rocket science" (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 5, 2025
5% SHAKE Manage to lose, as a tail (5) New York Times Oct 5, 2025
5% URBAN One of eight popes; not rural (5) The Telegraph Plusword Oct 3, 2025
5% SID PBS's "___ the Science Kid" (3)
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