Try to catch fish close to boats in Shanghai Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Try to catch fish close to boats in Shanghai last seen in Times Sunday Cryptic 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SLINGSHOT.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SLINGSHOT Try to catch fish close to boats in Shanghai (9) The Times Sunday Cryptic Jun 2, 2024
3% SETATRAP Try to catch someone with guile (8) New York Times Dec 31, 2025
3% NETS They might catch some fish (4) The Washington Post Mini Dec 8, 2025
3% REELING Swimming round catching fish (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 4, 2025
2% SWAT Try for a fly (4) Thomas Joseph Jan 12, 2026
2% NABS Catches (4) LA Times Daily Jan 11, 2026
2% REDO Try again (4) LA Times Daily Jan 6, 2026
2% STRAIN Try hard (6) Thomas Joseph Jan 6, 2026
2% NEAR Close by (4) Thomas Joseph Jan 5, 2026
2% END Close (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 5, 2026

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