Pelican State seeks hired thug for shallow body of water Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BATONROUGELAGOON Pelican State seeks hired thug for shallow body of water (16) Wall Street Journal Jul 22, 2017
3% GOBACKON Betray hired thug guarding rear (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 15, 2025
3% MERE Body of water (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 15, 2025
2% CAB Hired ride (3) LA Times Daily Jan 11, 2026
2% MED Body of water having same dimensions? (3) (3) Mirror Cryptic Jan 10, 2026
2% SEA Large body of water (3) Newsday Jan 5, 2026
2% RENTS Hires (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 5, 2026
2% HIDE ___-and-seek (4)
2% ERIE Lake ___, body of water near London (4) New York Times Jan 3, 2026
2% ATLANTICOCEAN Body of water sometimes called the pond? (8,5) (13) The Guardian Weekend Jan 3, 2026

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