Metaphor for a bad handshake Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DEADFISH Metaphor for a bad handshake (8) Universal Sep 4, 2022
3% DOORS Opportunities, metaphorically (5) USA Today Mar 16, 2026
3% TEETH Enforceability metaphor (5) LA Times Daily Mar 14, 2026
3% PAW Dog's handshake offering (3)
2% SPOILS Goes bad (6) Eugene Sheffer Apr 2, 2026
2% DIDA Chris Isaak's "Baby ___ Bad Bad Thing" (4) Wall Street Journal Apr 2, 2026
2% CLEANSLATE "Blackboard" metaphor for a beginning (10) Newsday Apr 1, 2026
2% FIRSTBASE "Infield" metaphor for a beginning (9) Newsday Apr 1, 2026
2% FRESHSTART "Reinvigorated" metaphor for a beginning (10) Newsday Apr 1, 2026
2% SQUAREONE "Board game" metaphor for a beginning (9) Newsday Apr 1, 2026

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