Secret metaphor Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SKELETON Secret metaphor (8)
29% SAUCE Secret ___ (metaphoric key to success) (5) New York Times Feb 18, 2019
29% CLAM One keeping a secret, metaphorically (4) New York Times Jan 6, 2019
3% CACHE Secret supply (5) Thomas Joseph Nov 17, 2025
3% REINS Metaphor for control (5) LA Times Daily Nov 15, 2025
3% DODO Obsolescence metaphor (4) Newsday Nov 15, 2025
3% STASH Secret supply (5) The Telegraph Quick Nov 15, 2025
3% CODE Secret system (4) LA Times Daily Nov 14, 2025
3% SPY One with secrets (3) New York Times Nov 13, 2025
3% MUCUS Slippery secretion (5) The Telegraph Quick Nov 9, 2025
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