Moving appendages of fish used to control their direction and speed (8,4) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PECTORALFINS Moving appendages of fish used to control their direction and speed (8,4) (12)
7% FIN Fish appendage (3)
6% KEEPPACEWITH Move at the same speed as (4,4,4) (12) Puzzler Sep 21, 2025
6% CHUM Fish used to fish for other fish (4) LA Times Daily Sep 21, 2025
5% VROOM Revving engine sound used to suggest speed (5) The Times Specialist Sunday Oct 19, 2025
5% MPH Speed stat (3) Universal Oct 19, 2025
5% AMOK Out of control (4) Eugene Sheffer Oct 14, 2025
5% AXON Nerve cell appendage (4) Newsday Oct 12, 2025
5% RACE Speed test (4) Newsday Oct 12, 2025
5% REIN Means of control (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 11, 2025
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