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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Metaphor for a thorough search last seen in Newsday 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 13 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is FINETOOTHCOMB.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FINETOOTHCOMB Metaphor for a thorough search (13) Newsday Feb 15, 2015
3% EXHAUSTIVE Thorough (10) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 16, 2025
3% LITERAL Not metaphorical (7) Commuter Sep 9, 2025
3% RADICAL Thorough (7) (7) Mirror Quick Sep 3, 2025
3% LAP Luxury metaphor (3) Newsday Aug 31, 2025
3% GALE Laughter metaphor (4) Newsday Aug 28, 2025
3% STRATOSPHERE Metaphoric height (12) Newsday Aug 9, 2025
3% HUNT Search (for) (4) Newsday Aug 5, 2025
3% CLOSERLOOK More thorough inspection (10) Newsday Jul 22, 2025
3% DEEPDIVE Thorough examination of a subject (8) USA Today Jul 21, 2025

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