Slippery and hard to catch Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Slippery and hard to catch . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is EELY.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EELY Slippery and hard to catch (4)
37% ASAN Slippery ___ eel (hard to catch) (4)
3% BURN Catch fire (4) Commuter Oct 23, 2025
3% SEE Catch a glimpse of (3) USA Today Oct 21, 2025
3% ELMS "Slippery" trees (4) USA Today Oct 19, 2025
3% NAB Catch in the act (3)
3% LIP Slippery around rim (3) (3) Mirror Cryptic Oct 13, 2025
3% ELM "Slippery" tree (3)
3% EEL Slippery fish (3) Universal Oct 6, 2025
3% TUGS Pulls hard (4)
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