Nail in rising water wears away Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Nail in rising water wears away last seen in Guardian 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ABRADES.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ABRADES Nail in rising water wears away (7) The Guardian Cryptic Nov 2, 2023
4% ERODE Wear away by weather or water (5)
3% UPWARD Rising (6) New York Times Sep 14, 2025
3% TACKS Small nails (5) The Telegraph Quick Sep 14, 2025
3% GNAW Wear away (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 28, 2025
3% EROSION Process of wearing away (7) Universal Aug 27, 2025
3% NICEONE "You nailed it!" (7) LA Times Daily Aug 6, 2025
3% EROSIVE Having the power to wear away (7) The Times Concise Jul 29, 2025
3% ACED Nailed (4) Universal Jul 27, 2025
3% LEECH Fish rising check worm in the water (5)

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