Try to catch seafood with small shell-shaped instruments Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CASTANETS Try to catch seafood with small shell-shaped instruments (9) The Telegraph Cryptic May 17, 2018
3% SETATRAP Try to catch someone with guile (8) New York Times Dec 31, 2025
3% GLIMPSE Catch sight of curling, limp seafood sandwiches (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 31, 2025
3% LUTE Pear-shaped instrument (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 1, 2025
2% NABS Catches (4) LA Times Daily Jan 11, 2026
2% SHARP Small stringed instrument imperfectly tuned (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Jan 10, 2026
2% SCULL Racing shell (5) LA Times Daily Jan 9, 2026
2% ARCO Shell alternative (4) TV Jan 4, 2026
2% POSER Try-hard (5) New York Times Jan 2, 2026
2% OYSTER Seafood delicacy (6) The Times Concise Jan 1, 2026

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