Metal only protects hooked finger (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TALON Metal only protects hooked finger (5) (5) The Sun Two Speed Jun 22, 2026
6% EXEMPT Off the hook (6) USA Today Aug 31, 2026
6% BAIT Worms and such on hooks (4) New York Times Aug 31, 2026
6% THIMBLE The limb is damaged, but the finger protected by this (7) (7) The Sun Two Speed Aug 27, 2026
6% SMEE Hook's sidekick (4) Wall Street Journal Aug 22, 2026
6% LINE "Hook, ___, and sinker" (4)
6% IDS Fingers (3) New York Times Aug 16, 2026
6% STEEPLE Tower piano protected by metal base (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Jul 24, 2026
6% INTO Hooked on (4) New York Times Jun 13, 2026
5% TMS Protected IDs (3) LA Times Daily Sep 11, 2026

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