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EEL

486 recorded uses

DateClue
2026-09-03Fish with fused fins
2026-08-31Sinuous swimmer
2026-08-30Wriggler in a stream
2026-07-01Lurker in a reef
2026-05-07Metaphor for slipperiness
2026-05-04Slithery fish
2026-04-10One that's hard to catch
2026-04-09Fish that may return to the ocean to spawn
2026-03-30Popular sushi fish
2026-03-29Predator that might hunt by electrolocation
2026-02-24Fish in some onigiri
2025-12-22Fish that may have an electric charge
2025-12-03Slithering swimmer
2025-11-11An elver is a young one
2025-10-01Reef lurker
2025-09-28Kind of sauce at a sushi bar
2025-08-26Fish that can burrow into the seabed
2025-08-22Unakyu roll ingredient
2025-08-17Creature with flat, transparent larvae called "leptocephali"
2025-06-01___ sauce (condiment also called nitsume)
2025-05-14Prey for an osprey
2025-04-20Jellied fish in an English dish
2025-04-01Slippery fish
2025-03-27Migratory fish
2025-03-01Northern California's ___ River
2025-02-22Fish that can have two sets of jaws
2025-02-13Slippery figure in a simile
2025-01-29Flotsam or Jetsam, in "The Little Mermaid"
2025-01-26Glass ___, spaghettilike fish
2024-12-11___ sauce (Japanese condiment)
2024-12-06Omakase serving
2024-10-21European ___ (Anguilla anguilla)
2024-09-29Cave dweller
2024-09-24Fish that can swim backward
2024-09-22Reef lurker
2024-09-17Typically nocturnal predatory fish
2024-09-15Creature whose mating habitats are a scientific mystery
2024-08-18Dweller in the cracks of a sunken ship, maybe
2024-07-17Caterpillar roll ingredient
2024-07-14Kind of sauce at a sushi bar
2024-07-12Predator on a continental shelf
2024-07-01Slithery swimmer
2024-06-02Fish often served with kabayaki sauce
2024-05-17Animal that's catadromous, meaning it lives in fresh water but goes to sea to breed
2024-04-08Fish in an unagi roll
2024-04-02Fish that can give a shock
2024-01-24Fish with "snowflake" and "sawtooth" varieties
2023-12-19Snakelike fish
2023-12-13Slithering swimmer
2023-12-10Unagi or anago
2023-11-30Fish in a dragon roll
2023-11-22"You're as cuddly as a cactus, you're as charming as an ___, Mr. Grinch"
2023-10-08Fish whose blood is poisonous to humans
2023-09-10Slippery sort
2023-08-03Undulating swimmer
2023-07-30Slithering swimmer
2023-06-18Smoked ___
2023-05-13Jellied fish in a traditional English dish
2023-05-06Jangeo, in Korean cuisine
2023-04-15Food traditionally eaten on Japan's Doyo no Ushi no Hi ("Midsummer Day of the Ox")
2023-04-02Anago or unagi
2023-03-06Slippery fish
2023-01-26Sushi staple that isn't served raw
2023-01-03Epitome of slipperiness
2022-12-26Electric ___
2022-12-23Dragon roll ingredient
2022-12-04Delicacy with kabayaki sauce
2022-11-22Unagi, e.g.
2022-10-21Unadon ingredient
2022-09-22Burrower in sand or mud
2022-08-17Reef dweller
2022-08-01Reef predator
2022-07-25Slippery fish
2022-05-24Fish that's an ambush predator
2022-05-16Snaky fish that can swim backward
2022-04-08Sushi fish that's not served raw
2022-03-25Member of the order Anguilliformes
2022-03-16Conger, for one
2022-03-08Sushi fish
2022-03-01___ sauce (sushi roll topper)
2022-02-09See 23-Across
2022-02-06It might be a shocker
2022-01-15Main ingredient in hitsumabushi
2021-12-07Sinister fish in "The Little Mermaid"
2021-11-25Caterpillar roll ingredient
2021-11-16Prey for a barracuda
2021-11-09Fish that may have only vestigial fins
2021-10-03Electric ___
2021-09-23A pelican gulper is a type of one
2021-09-10Anago, on a Japanese menu
2021-08-17Fish that's poisonous unless cooked
2021-08-16Conger, for one
2021-08-09Sinuous swimmer
2021-08-05Sushi bar choice
2021-07-11Unagi, at a sushi bar
2021-07-06Sinuous fish
2021-06-13Serpentine swimmer
2021-05-05Fish with tiny scales
2021-04-25Shocker, at times
2021-04-20Conger, e.g.
2021-03-14Jellied British delicacy
2021-01-25Wriggly fish
2020-12-17Reef predator
2020-11-25Coral reef dweller
2020-11-16Slithery fish
2020-10-27Sinuous fish
2020-10-25Dragon roll ingredient
2020-10-03Sauce ingredient in a Londoner's "pie and mash"
2020-08-25Fish with no pelvic fins
2020-08-18Slithery fish
2020-08-13Wolf ___, sea urchin predator
2020-08-12Twisty fish
2020-07-25Main ingredient in unadon
2020-07-05Embodiment of slipperiness
2020-07-01California river known more for salmon and trout than the fish it's named after
2020-06-29What unagi is, at a sushi bar
2020-06-09Unagi, e.g.
2020-05-20Sushi fish
2020-03-17Moray, for one
2020-03-04Smoked fish
2020-03-01___ sauce (sushi bar condiment)
2020-02-12Moray, e.g.
2020-01-27Electric ___
2020-01-15What has a long history in ichthyology?
2020-01-12Sushi fish that's never served raw
2019-12-02Long-bodied fish
2019-12-01Fish that's 69-Down reversed
2019-10-06California's ___ River
2019-09-29Cause of a shocking Amazon charge?
2019-09-28Base of kabayaki
2019-09-22This may shock you
2019-07-30Fish that can be electric
2019-07-18Long-bodied predator
2019-05-31Creature that might live in a 39-Across forest
2019-04-28Fish that can swim backward
2019-03-31Elusive sort
2019-02-26Sushi bar fish
2019-02-14Serpentine swimmer
2019-02-11Reef predator
2019-01-20One of the fish in Italy's Feast of the Seven Fishes
2018-11-20Elongated fish
2018-09-23It may be a shocker
2018-09-19Sushi roll fish
2018-09-08Smoked delicacy
2018-08-29Grilled sushi offering
2018-08-19Jellied British delicacy
2018-06-05Wriggly swimmer
2018-05-24Unadon fish
2018-05-07Slippery fish
2018-04-11Prey for a barracuda
2018-04-04Fish with tiny scales
2018-03-22___ sauce (sushi condiment)
2018-03-07That's a moray!
2018-02-26Snakelike fish
2018-01-02Fish with more than 100 vertebrae in its spine
2017-12-14Potential dragon roll ingredient
2017-10-27Anago or unagi
2017-10-02Slippery 1-Across
2017-09-24Unadon fish
2017-09-21Squid predator
2017-09-15Dragon roll ingredient
2017-08-21Fish that's 62-Across spelled backward
2017-08-20Slippery sort
2017-08-11Dragon roll ingredient
2017-08-09California's ___ River
2017-07-17Sea slitherer
2017-03-26It might give you a shock
2017-03-24Burrowing sea creature
2017-03-03Ocean floor burrower
2017-02-13Wriggly fish
2016-11-10Fish whose name is a calculator number turned upside down
2016-10-12Jellied delicacy
2016-10-08Cusk-___ (deepest living fish, at 27,000+ feet)
2016-09-25Electric ___
2016-09-14Fish that may be jellied or smoked
2016-09-12Symbol of slipperiness
2016-09-11Fish that can swim forward and backward
2016-06-15Sashimi selection
2016-05-30Squirmy fish
2016-05-18___ pie (old British dish)
2016-03-07Fish that is long and thin
2016-03-01Prey for a barracuda
2016-02-02Slippery swimmer
2016-02-01Sushi selection
2016-01-22"An ___ held by the tail is not yet caught" (old proverb)
2015-11-12Fish dish
2015-09-02Fish that's never served raw because its blood is poisonous
2015-05-17Meal for a seal
2015-05-12___ eyes (potion ingredients at Hogwarts)
2015-04-08___ roll (sushi item)
2015-03-04Popular Japanese pizza topping
2015-02-01Northern California's ___ River
2015-01-05Coral dweller
2014-12-28It may be smoked in England
2014-12-14Ingredient in some London pies
2014-12-05Gulper ___
2014-12-04Elusive one
2014-12-03Slippery sort
2014-11-24Conger, e.g.
2014-11-09Long, narrow fish
2014-10-23California's ___ River
2014-08-24Slithery swimmer
2014-08-03Unagi, in a sushi bar
2014-07-10Reef dweller
2014-06-17Kabayaki fish
2014-06-09Fish that can give you a shock
2014-04-29Unagi, in sushi
2014-04-28Snakelike fish
2014-02-26Symbol of slipperiness
2014-02-07Dragon roll ingredient
2013-12-20Electric ___
2013-12-17Sinuous fish
2013-10-24Flotsam or Jetsam in "The Little Mermaid"
2013-09-22Part of a wriggly field?
2013-08-01California's ___ River
2013-07-24See 35-Across
2013-05-25Caterpillar roll ingredient
2013-03-17Spiny ___
2013-03-07Electric ___
2013-02-24Sinuous swimmer
2013-01-24Sushi fish
2013-01-23Pickled delicacy
2013-01-06Northern California's ___ River
2013-01-02Fish contained in unadon
2012-11-03Smoked delicacy
2012-10-23Wriggly fish
2012-09-16California's ___ River
2012-09-15It makes many twists and turns
2012-08-01Wriggler in the water
2012-07-29One that's hard to get ahold of?
2012-07-22Kabayaki base
2012-07-01Dish that may be smoked
2012-03-01Fish of the genus Moringua
2012-02-09Electric ___
2012-01-24It twists underwater
2012-01-02Reef wriggler
2011-11-12Shocker, perhaps
2011-11-03Sushi staple
2011-10-17Snakelike fish
2011-10-16Flotsam or Jetsam in "The Little Mermaid"
2011-08-28Predatory fish
2011-08-22Snaky fish
2011-08-06One that swims with a current?
2011-07-12Unagi, at a sushi bar
2011-06-25You might get a charge out of it
2011-04-26Fish that twists
2011-03-20___ Pie Island (artist commune on the Thames)
2011-02-26California river
2011-02-06Reef denizen
2011-01-02Electrophorus electricus, for one
2010-12-09Sinuous swimmer
2010-11-03Moray, e.g.
2010-10-31Sushi bar order
2010-09-30Sushi fish
2010-09-22Slippery swimmer
2010-09-09Lithe swimmer
2010-08-06Sargasso Sea spawner
2010-05-20___ roll (sushi item)
2010-04-18Dragon roll ingredient
2010-03-18Sole alternative?
2010-03-01Snakelike fish
2010-02-14Unagi, in a sushi restaurant
2010-01-20Elusive swimmer
2009-12-16Frog predator
2009-10-26Snakelike fish
2009-10-14Wriggly fish
2009-10-04Electric ___
2009-08-24Ingredient in some sushi rolls
2009-06-04Fish that may be caught in a cage
2009-05-12Moray, for one
2009-05-03Word with spiny or electric
2009-04-05Moray, e.g.
2009-04-02Fish whose skin is sometimes used for leather
2009-03-16Snaky swimmer
2009-02-05Sea slitherer
2009-01-14Electric ___
2008-12-29Snakelike fish
2008-12-24Unagi, at a Japanese restaurant
2008-12-18Slippery one
2008-12-14Fish with toxic blood
2008-11-17Aquarium wriggler
2008-10-28Wriggly fish
2008-10-20Lamprey ___
2008-09-22Conger, for one
2008-09-21Marine predator
2008-09-16Sushi fish
2008-09-03Coral reef dweller
2008-09-02Sushi fish
2008-06-23Electric fish
2008-04-02Reef dweller
2008-03-24Wriggly swimmer
2008-03-07Feaster on frogs
2008-02-05Epitome of slipperiness
2008-01-31Slippery swimmer
2007-12-09Spitchcock
2007-10-18Underwater cave dweller
2007-08-17Third-longest river of California
2007-08-07Conger or moray
2007-07-18Unagi, at a sushi restaurant
2007-07-15Common sushi ingredient
2007-05-08Snakelike fish
2007-04-18Delicacy that may be pickled
2007-04-17Wriggler
2007-04-12It may be smoked
2007-02-10Catch in a pot
2007-01-24California river named for a common sight in it
2007-01-15Sushi fish
2007-01-14Danger to divers
2007-01-07Reef dweller
2006-12-21Crabber's bait
2006-10-11It's slippery when wet
2006-08-06Sinuous swimmer
2006-07-10Sushi fish
2006-06-18This may shock you
2006-05-28Certain spawner
2006-05-26Elusive one
2006-05-07Short-finned ___
2006-04-15Jellied delicacy
2006-01-02Sushi fish
2005-12-07Fish lacking a pelvic fin
2005-10-26It may have electroreceptors
2005-09-10Creature with many sharp teeth
2005-08-28It may be smoked
2005-08-07California river named for a fish
2005-06-26Symbol of slipperiness
2005-06-23It was "boil'd in broo'," in the ballad "Lord Randal"
2005-06-08Sushi selection
2005-05-29Aquatic shocker
2005-04-01Metamorphosing fish
2005-03-27It may be smoked
2005-03-21Sushi fish
2005-03-01Slithery swimmer
2005-02-03Sushi bar order
2005-02-02Slippery sort
2004-12-28Migratory fish
2004-12-18It may be charged in the water
2004-12-17Danger to divers
2004-12-13Snakelike fish
2004-11-02Long fish
2004-09-22Slippery sort
2004-09-15Electric ___
2004-08-25Sushi selection
2004-08-15Migratory fish
2004-08-11Slithery swimmer
2004-06-21Conger or moray
2004-05-21Unagi, at a sushi bar
2004-05-06Electric ___
2004-05-01It's sometimes wrapped in rice
2004-03-18Sushi stock
2004-03-07Jellied delicacy
2004-02-29Sinuous sea dweller
2003-12-17Sushi option
2003-08-13Sushi fish
2003-07-03Delicacy from the sea
2003-04-24One with electric organs
2003-02-05Sinuous swimmer
2003-01-14Sushi offering
2003-01-13Electric fish
2002-12-31Spawner in the Sargasso Sea
2002-12-04Grig, when grown
2002-11-30Seafood selection
2002-11-10Slipperiness exemplar
2002-10-09Anago, at a Japanese restaurant
2002-09-09Lithe swimmer
2002-09-03Epitome of slipperiness
2002-09-01Spawning fish
2002-08-07Slippery sort
2002-07-03Unagi, at a sushi bar
2002-06-19Sinuous swimmer
2002-06-05___ roll (sushi selection)
2002-06-03Electric fish
2002-05-14Fish caught in a pot
2002-03-17Glass ___
2002-01-30Pickled delicacy
2002-01-17Sushi selection
2002-01-04Sniggler's catch
2001-12-20Fish delicacy
2001-11-27Moray, for one
2001-11-26Wriggly fish
2001-10-11Aquarium denizen
2001-09-20Reef dweller
2001-09-12Sushi morsel
2001-07-30Lamprey ___
2001-07-08Sushi fare
2001-05-31Fish of the genus Electrophorus
2001-05-27It lacks ventral fins
2001-04-08Unagi, at a sushi restaurant
2001-03-18Electricity source
2001-02-27Wriggly fish
2001-01-29Cave-dwelling fish
2001-01-16Snaky fish
2001-01-11Electric ___
2000-12-29Elusive one
2000-12-06Slim swimmer
2000-08-09It can be shocking
2000-07-24Sushi fish
2000-07-06It twists and turns
2000-04-26Pickled delicacy
1999-11-22Moray, e.g.
1999-09-28Wriggler
1999-09-14Sushi order
1999-07-08Sniggler's quarry
1999-07-04Flexible fish
1999-05-21Foal : horse :: grig : ___
1999-04-24It may be a shocker
1999-03-21Sushi offering
1999-01-24Apodes member
1998-12-31Electrifying swimmer
1998-12-16Electrifying swimmer
1998-11-03Slippery one
1998-10-21One making twists and turns
1998-10-18Elusive one
1998-09-23Bioelectric swimmer
1998-08-17Wriggly fish
1998-08-09Snake ___
1998-07-08Slithery swimmer
1998-06-10Mud ___
1998-05-17Elusive one
1998-04-06One in a wriggly field?
1998-03-15Spitchcock
1998-03-02Thin fish
1998-02-06Aquatic shocker
1997-12-22Moray, e.g.
1997-12-13It can be shocking
1997-12-05Sniggler's wriggler
1997-11-25Electric swimmer
1997-11-23Sushi offering
1997-08-19Sushi bar order
1997-08-16Pike ___
1997-07-20Sniggler's quest
1997-07-16Electric ___
1997-06-25Unagi, at a sushi bar
1997-03-31Slippery fish
1997-03-02Slimmer swimmer
1997-01-31Spawning fish
1996-12-17Long fish
1996-12-12Sushi order
1996-11-12Slippery one
1996-11-10Migratory fish
1996-10-24Underwater cave dweller
1996-10-01Conger
1996-09-29Orinoco shocker
1996-09-23Conger
1996-09-16Moray
1996-09-09Wriggly fish
1996-09-08Sharp-nosed fish
1996-08-29Electric ___
1996-07-19Scaleless fish
1996-07-18Cave-dwelling fish
1996-07-14Member of a conger line?
1996-06-27Unagi, at a Japanese restaurant
1996-05-17Electric swimmer
1996-05-05Elusive one
1996-04-14Wet wiggler
1996-03-30Sea shocker
1996-03-29Smoked or jellied dish
1996-03-19Sinuous swimmer
1996-03-12Conger
1995-10-24Slippery guy
1995-10-08Grown-up elver
1995-10-04Cave-dwelling fish
1995-09-30It can be electric
1995-09-27Slippery one
1995-08-24Sushi choice
1995-07-29Anguilliform creature
1995-07-26Electric ____
1995-06-20Moray
1995-06-07Lamprey
1995-04-10Slippery fish
1995-03-27Wriggler
1995-03-26Conger
1995-03-19Sushi dish
1995-02-12Sushi offering
1994-11-02Skinny swimmer
1994-09-18Orinoco shocker
1994-09-12Slippery one
1994-08-19It's shocking!
1994-07-03Long fish
1994-06-21Slippery swimmer
1994-05-16Electric _____
1994-04-28That's amoray
1994-02-28Slippery one
1994-02-16Conger
1993-12-24Sniggler's wiggler
1993-12-19Grig
1993-11-29Slippery one