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EELS

198 recorded uses

DateClue
2026-08-23Fish with leaf-shaped larvae
2026-08-02Once-common fish in the Thames
2026-07-11Some creatures in the ocean's "midnight zone"
2026-07-10Main ingredients in unagi don
2026-05-24They twist beneath the surface
2026-01-18Fish traditionally in the British dish "pie and mash"
2025-12-12Hagfish lookalikes
2025-11-14Fish that can be 12 feet long
2025-09-03Fish feared by dragons in "How to Train Your Dragon"
2025-08-07Subjects of some European fishing bans
2025-07-23"I don't mind ___ / Except as meals. / And the way they feels": Ogden Nash
2025-05-23Fish bred by Roman nobles
2025-05-12Serpentine swimmers
2025-04-10Ursula's lackeys in "The Little Mermaid"
2025-01-12Slippery sorts
2024-12-30Snakelike fish
2024-11-05Nocturnal reef hunters
2024-10-14Aquatic wrigglers
2024-07-29Wriggly sea creatures
2024-06-21Fish that can survive for several hours on land
2024-06-16Snaky swimmers
2024-06-04Ursula's slithery pets in "The Little Mermaid"
2024-01-28Fish whose juveniles can climb walls
2024-01-07Ursine : bears :: anguilliform : ___
2023-12-26Shocking fish in the Amazon
2023-12-20Delicacies for which Aveiro, Portugal, is known
2023-12-11Fish that are often prepared kabayaki-style
2023-09-20Creatures that are often catadromous, meaning they live in fresh water and breed in salt water
2023-08-17Sargasso Sea spawners
2023-07-18Reef wrigglers
2023-05-15Some snakelike fish
2023-03-16Creatures described as anguilliform
2023-03-08Their blood is toxic to humans
2023-03-05They may be long and shocking
2023-01-27Slippery swimmers
2023-01-23Jellied fish in some British pies
2023-01-13Symbols of slipperiness
2022-09-04Unagi and anago, for two
2022-07-30The ancient Egyptians believed they were created from the sun hitting the Nile
2022-06-19Reef predators
2022-06-05Sleek reef swimmers
2022-06-01Some reef dwellers
2022-04-17Dragon roll ingredients
2022-03-21Congers and morays
2021-08-19Some creatures in the ocean's "midnight zone"
2021-06-23Flotsam and Jetsam in "The Little Mermaid"
2020-10-01Fish whose blood is toxic to humans
2020-07-26Some are shockers
2020-06-21Creatures that can have two sets of jaws and teeth
2020-04-10Fish in the order Anguilliformes
2020-04-01Serpentine swimmers
2020-02-23Wrigglers
2019-12-17Prey for barracudas
2019-08-11Jellied delicacies
2019-07-29Fish that wriggle
2019-07-14Flotsam and Jetsam, in "The Little Mermaid"
2019-05-26Slinky swimmers
2019-04-12Some bottom-dwellers
2019-03-28Popular bait for catching striped bass
2019-03-25Slippery fishes
2019-01-14Congers and others
2018-10-28Sand-burrowing marine creatures
2018-10-10Sea cave dwellers
2018-05-14Fishes that may shock you
2018-05-10Certain reef dwellers
2018-03-08Sushi bar stock
2018-01-20Meals for seals
2018-01-17Congers, e.g.
2017-07-02Congers and morays
2017-04-19Slippery swimmers
2017-03-05Ingredients in some London pies
2015-12-21Slithery fishes
2015-12-07Morays and congers
2015-10-15Slippery ones
2015-10-11Ambush predators of the sea
2015-09-28Slippery fish
2014-08-18Morays, e.g.
2014-04-06Mud ___ (bottom-dwelling fish)
2014-03-13Reef dwellers
2014-01-01Sleek swimmers
2013-12-25Sushi fish
2013-10-2788-Down, e.g.
2013-10-11Some use electric organs
2013-06-24Fish caught in pots
2013-03-30Ones unable to swim straight?
2013-03-11Slithery fish
2013-01-2727-Down predators
2012-09-07Fish caught in pots
2012-07-20Some nonkosher fish
2011-09-25Slender fish
2011-08-21Slippery ones
2011-06-18Creatures with electrocytes
2011-04-15Deep shockers
2011-03-15They're difficult to grasp
2010-10-28Coral reef dwellers
2010-10-22Elusive types
2010-07-22Unagi sources
2010-07-18Aquatic shockers
2010-07-17Hydroelectricity providers?
2010-05-19Snaky swimmers
2010-05-13Some jellied dishes
2009-08-15Sources of some leather
2009-07-31They might store electric charges
2009-07-24Fish that can move equally well forward and backward
2009-07-07Fish with only minute fins
2009-06-28Spiny ___ (aquarium fish)
2008-04-07Morays, e.g.
2008-04-04Catch in pots
2008-01-03Sniggler's take
2007-12-03Snaky swimmers
2007-08-30Reef dwellers
2007-04-04They're caught in pots
2006-12-20Slippery swimmers
2006-12-17Often-smoked fish
2006-11-12Wrigglers
2006-10-16Slithery fishes
2006-10-01Jellied dishes in England
2006-09-09They may shock you
2006-07-31Congers
2006-06-30Seals' meals
2006-04-27Some sushi fare
2006-03-09Catch in pots
2006-02-26Elusive swimmers
2005-12-14They're caught in pots
2005-11-30Fish caught in pots
2005-11-07Morays
2005-08-10They're caught in pots
2005-07-31Aquatic zappers
2005-06-12Coral reef dwellers
2005-05-31Lengthy lurkers of the deep
2005-04-06Slippery sorts
2005-02-23Pickled delicacies
2005-02-01Unagi, in a sushi bar
2004-09-13Wriggling fishes
2004-07-30Kin of hagfish
2004-05-25Fish caught in pots
2004-04-19Lampreys, e.g.
2004-01-21Smoked delicacies
2003-10-02Denizens of the Sargasso Sea
2003-09-30Sushi fish
2003-09-22Snakelike fish
2003-08-27Users of electrolocation
2003-07-23Some are shockers
2003-07-20Sinewy creatures
2003-07-15Snigglers' prey
2003-05-29Smoked fish
2003-03-10Squiggly swimmers
2002-12-19Slender fish
2002-11-27Snigglers' catches
2002-09-26Swamp ___ (predatory fish)
2002-09-08Sushi fish
2002-07-09"The Little Mermaid" baddies
2002-04-22Snaky swimmers
2002-03-29Unagi and anago, at a sushi bar
2002-01-20They may be charged in the water
2001-12-25Sushi fish
2001-10-16Snakelike fish
2001-07-26Fish captured in pots
2001-01-17Fish lacking ventral fins
2000-09-12Snakelike swimmers
2000-07-23Reef lurkers
2000-07-17They may be smoked or pickled
2000-06-07Wrigglers
2000-02-28Congers
2000-01-31Snaky fishes
1999-11-28Congers and kin
1999-09-19Wriggly fish
1999-05-09Grown-up elvers
1999-04-13Slippery critters
1998-09-20Sushi supplies
1998-07-11Trattoria entree
1997-09-28Spawning fish
1997-03-30Sushi supplies
1996-12-09Wriggly fish
1996-12-03Congers
1996-10-29Wriggly fish
1996-10-15Lampreys
1996-07-29Wriggly fish
1996-07-08Slippery ones
1996-04-28Collared or jellied dishes
1996-02-05Members of a wriggly field?
1996-01-23Congers
1996-01-22Wrigglers
1995-12-04Slippery customers
1995-11-18Mud _____ (salamanders)
1995-09-29Sushi fare
1995-07-15Sushi provisions
1995-07-14Moves via twists
1995-04-30Spitchcocks
1995-03-23Jellied delicacies
1995-02-27Slippery fish
1995-02-05Electricity generators
1995-01-19Grigs
1994-07-30Sushi fare
1994-07-20Grown-up grigs
1994-06-15Sigmoid swimmers
1994-02-13Sigmoid swimmers
1994-01-08Undulant ones