Slippery surface tricky ultimately, delicate drop shot lousy (5-4) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RINKYDINK Slippery surface tricky ultimately, delicate drop shot lousy (5-4) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 17, 2024
6% MASSE Tricky billiards shot (5) LA Times Mini Jul 18, 2025
5% DEW Drops on a cool surface (3) (3)
5% ELFIN Delicate female in river, surfacing (5) The Telegraph Toughie Jul 8, 2025
4% SEAR Scorch the surface (4) New York Times Sep 7, 2025
4% EEL Slippery character? (3) The Telegraph Quick Sep 6, 2025
4% MAGICACT "Tricky" performance (8) Eugene Sheffer Sep 5, 2025
4% RUSHLIGHT Dispatch delicate candle (9) The Times Cryptic Sep 5, 2025
4% EELS Slippery swimmers (4)
4% BOARD Monopoly surface (5) LA Times Daily Sep 1, 2025

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