Proverbially slippery creature Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EEL Proverbially slippery creature (3) Wall Street Journal Jul 29, 2025
3% TURTLE Proverbial slowpoke (6) New York Times May 17, 2026
3% BONE What is proverbially dry (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic May 17, 2026
3% NUNS Creatures of habit? (4) Wall Street Journal May 16, 2026
3% UNICORN Imaginary creature (7) The Times Concise May 16, 2026
3% ELF Magical creature (3) The Telegraph Quick May 11, 2026
3% SOUND As a bell proverbially is (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic May 10, 2026
3% SPRITE Fantasy creature (6) Wall Street Journal May 9, 2026
3% OGRES Fantasy creatures (5) Wall Street Journal May 9, 2026
3% ANIMALS Creatures (7) (7) Mirror Classic May 8, 2026

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