One's fast in the water but slow on land (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CRAWL One's fast in the water but slow on land (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Dec 2, 2024
87% ISLE Piece of land in water (4) Puzzler Backwords Jun 21, 2026
79% PEASANT One working the land (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 3, 2026
79% SONIC Fast-food chain with an Ocean Water soda (5) The Atlantic Jul 25, 2026
79% ERITREA Seen in water, it reaches land (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Jun 4, 2026
75% OBTUSE Slow to understand (6) The Times Concise Aug 6, 2026
75% DRAWL Slow speech (5) Puzzler Backwords Jul 30, 2026
75% POKY Quite slow (4) Universal Jul 29, 2026
75% MISSEDME "Too slow!" (8) The Atlantic Jul 26, 2026
75% LENTO Slow tempo (5) Newsday Jul 16, 2026

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