Small herring-like fish Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Small, herring-like fish (8) last seen in Guardian Quick puzzle. 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PILCHARD.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PILCHARD Small, herring-like fish (8) (8) The Guardian Quick Jan 22, 2025
98% SPRAT Small herring-like fish (5) The Telegraph Quick Feb 26, 2024
4% SPRATS Small herrings (6) Commuter Oct 31, 2025
3% SEDGE Small border - it's like grass (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Dec 4, 2025
3% BONY Like fish that's hard to eat (4) Universal Dec 1, 2025
3% SELFREPROACH Contrition of small supernatural being meeting Agent Fish (12) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 1, 2025
3% EELY Like slippery fish (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 30, 2025
3% IDE Carp-like pond fish (3) Puzzler Backwords Nov 29, 2025
3% STROLL Walk like small ogre (6) (6) Mirror Cryptic Nov 29, 2025
3% ROE Fish-to-be (3)

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