Whale beginning to swim up, something oily coming to surface Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% GRAMPUS Whale beginning to swim up, something oily coming to surface (7) The Times Cryptic Sep 29, 2015
5% ONSET Beginning of something (5) (5) Mirror Classic Mar 25, 2026
5% LOSE Come up short (4) Newsday Mar 22, 2026
5% SARDINE Oily fish (7) The Telegraph Quick Mar 6, 2026
5% ARISES Comes up (6) The Telegraph Quick Feb 9, 2026
5% LETMESEE "I'll try to come up with something" (8) USA Today Jan 22, 2026
4% NATANT Swimming, formally (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Apr 2, 2026
4% ONSETS Beginnings (6) Thomas Joseph Mar 31, 2026
4% ICE Skater's surface (3) Wall Street Journal Mar 31, 2026
4% MAT Pilates surface (3) Universal Mar 31, 2026

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