Softer than herring, good pike bait (7) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Softer than herring, good pike bait (7) . 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SARDINE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SARDINE Softer than herring, good pike bait (7) (7)
6% TALC It's softer than shale (4) Newsday Sep 12, 2025
5% FOREST Softer chopped wood (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Nov 14, 2025
5% ELITE Pick softer version of drug? (5) The Telegraph Toughie Oct 30, 2025
5% BIT Took the bait (3)
5% BITE Her bark is worse than her ___ (4) Universal Sep 14, 2025
5% TAKETHEMICKEY Bait (4,3,6) (13) The Guardian Quick Sep 12, 2025
5% WORM Wriggly bait (4)
4% HIS ___ and her towels (3)
4% BEHAVE "Be good!" (6) Commuter Nov 11, 2025
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