The first talon is a barb (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% THORN The first talon is a barb (5) (5)
9% CLAW Talon (4) The Telegraph Quick Nov 17, 2025
7% INSULTS Verbal barbs (7) Universal Oct 24, 2025
6% RABBITON Chatter incessantly to Barb in broadcast (6,2) (8) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Nov 22, 2025
6% DISCHARGE Sack of small fish Barb's taken east (9) The Times Cryptic Nov 20, 2025
6% SPIKY Barbed (5) (5) The Sun Mini Sep 30, 2025
5% AONE First-rate (4) Newsday Dec 1, 2025
5% ODE Martín Espada's "___ to the Soccer Ball Sailing Over a Barbed Wire Fence" (3) New York Times Nov 30, 2025
5% ONSETS First stages (6) Premier Sunday Nov 30, 2025
5% PRIMO First to an Italian? (5) The Telegraph Plusword Nov 29, 2025
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