Nice skin of orca shimmering on sea, say, in deep water? Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OCEANIC Nice skin of orca shimmering on sea, say, in deep water? (7) The Guardian Cryptic Nov 23, 2022
5% SCUBA Deep-sea diver's gear (5) Newsday Dec 1, 2025
5% OPALS Shimmering stones (5) Wall Street Journal Nov 20, 2025
5% ORCAS Deep-sea predators (5) New York Times Oct 28, 2025
4% COMA Deep sleep (4)
4% ARAL ___ Sea, Kazakh/Uzbek body of water (4) New York Times Nov 30, 2025
4% NEE Born, in Nice (3) Premier Sunday Nov 30, 2025
4% PIT Deep hole (3) Thomas Joseph Nov 25, 2025
4% THIRSTY Craving for water, say (7)
4% LACERATED Tore (the skin) (9) Puzzler Backwords Nov 24, 2025

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