Survives by one's metaphorical fingernails Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HANGSON Survives by one's metaphorical fingernails (7)
6% ENDURE Survive (6) LA Times Daily Nov 5, 2025
6% HARDENER Fingernail-strengthening polish (8) Eugene Sheffer Oct 6, 2025
6% CLAWS Long fingernails (5) Commuter Oct 4, 2025
6% MANI Fingernail treatment, for short (4) USA Today Oct 1, 2025
5% TOEDIP Cautious-beginning metaphor (6) Newsday Nov 7, 2025
5% SIEVE Metaphor for a bad goalie (5) New York Times Nov 4, 2025
5% ABC Epitome of easiness, metaphorically (3) The Atlantic Oct 29, 2025
5% THIRDRAIL Topic to avoid, metaphorically (9) LA Times Daily Oct 28, 2025
5% THRIVE Not merely survive (6) Wall Street Journal Oct 25, 2025
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