Ought to be taken tail-first if it's hard to eat (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TOUGH Ought to be taken tail-first if it's hard to eat (5) (5)
63% BONY Like fish that's hard to eat (4) Universal Dec 1, 2025
60% RICH "Eat the ___" (4) The Atlantic Feb 27, 2026
60% ENOUGH Bit of garden ought to be sufficient (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Feb 22, 2026
60% KITE Toy with a tail (4) LA Times Daily Feb 18, 2026
60% EASY Not hard (4) Commuter Feb 16, 2026
56% RATS Long-tailed rodents (4) Commuter Mar 9, 2026
56% ORAL Taken by mouth (4) USA Today Mar 7, 2026
56% SLIPS Eats it, maybe (5) The Atlantic Mar 6, 2026
56% WAG Happy tail movement (3)
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