Lucky for fish the hook's first removed (9) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Lucky for fish the hook's first removed (9) 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is FORTUNATE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FORTUNATE Lucky for fish the hook's first removed (9) (9) The Telegraph Cryptic May 14, 2024
84% NEMO Animated fish with a "lucky fin" (4) USA Today Nov 2, 2025
84% BAIT Fish-hook attachment (4) Commuter Oct 11, 2025
73% BOON Lucky break (4) LA Times Daily Nov 30, 2025
73% SMEE Captain Hook's first mate (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 14, 2025
70% TALON Hook for an ornithologist? (5) The Atlantic Dec 2, 2025
66% DISCOVERER Lucky scientist, perhaps (10) New York Times Nov 27, 2025
66% TALONS Hooked claws (6) (6) Mirror Classic Nov 26, 2025
66% DELETES Removes (7) LA Times Daily Nov 16, 2025
66% RAPTORS Birds with hooked beaks (7) Universal Nov 15, 2025

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