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Definitions for word EEL

The following 222 definitions were found. Click the dates to see the answer in context.
DateGridClueAuthor
Monday, October 26, 200938ASnakelike fishMike Nothnagel
Wednesday, October 14, 200923AWriggly fishRichard Silvestri
Sunday, October 04, 200981DElectric ___Todd McClary
Monday, August 24, 200953DIngredient in some sushi rollsAnthony J. Salvia
Thursday, June 04, 20098DFish that may be caught in a cagePeter A. Collins and Joe Krozel
Tuesday, May 12, 200942AMoray, for oneWayne and P. K. King
Sunday, May 03, 200926AWord with spiny or electricCaleb Madison
Sunday, April 05, 2009114AMoray, e.g.Charles Deber
Thursday, April 02, 200928AFish whose skin is sometimes used for leatherBrendan Emmett Quigley
Monday, March 16, 200966ASnaky swimmerLynn Lempel
Thursday, February 05, 200949DSea slithererDavid J. Kahn
Wednesday, January 14, 200912DElectric ___Oliver Hill
Monday, December 29, 20082DSnakelike fishKevin Donovan
Wednesday, December 24, 200839DUnagi, at a Japanese restaurantWarren Biro
Thursday, December 18, 200835ASlippery oneMichael Vuolo
Sunday, December 14, 20086DFish with toxic bloodTrip Payne
Monday, November 17, 200846AAquarium wrigglerPaula Gamache
Tuesday, October 28, 200867AWriggly fishAllan E. Parrish
Monday, October 20, 200839DLamprey ___Daniel Raymon
Monday, September 22, 200837AConger, for onePeter A. Collins
Sunday, September 21, 2008114DMarine predatorBrendan Emmett Quigley
Tuesday, September 16, 200854ASushi fishMichael Langwald
Wednesday, September 03, 200832ACoral reef dwellerDavid J. Kahn
Tuesday, September 02, 200830DSushi fishStanley Newman
Monday, June 23, 200842DElectric fishAndrea Carla Michaels and Patrick Blindauer
Wednesday, April 02, 200858DReef dwellerPatrick Merrell
Monday, March 24, 20083DWriggly swimmerDavid J. Kahn
Friday, March 07, 200824AFeaster on frogsPaula Gamache
Tuesday, February 05, 20088DEpitome of slipperinessPeter A. Collins
Thursday, January 31, 200843ASlippery swimmerPaula Gamache
Sunday, December 09, 200775ASpitchcockPatrick Blindauer
Thursday, October 18, 200761DUnderwater cave dwellerLucy Gardner Anderson
Friday, August 17, 200715DThird-longest river of CaliforniaRoger Barkan
Tuesday, August 07, 20078DConger or morayDaniel Kantor
Wednesday, July 18, 200720DUnagi, at a sushi restaurantTibor Derencsenyi
Sunday, July 15, 200722DCommon sushi ingredientPatrick Berry
Tuesday, May 08, 200737ASnakelike fishSarah Keller
Wednesday, April 18, 200739ADelicacy that may be pickledJim Page
Tuesday, April 17, 200726DWrigglerJennifer Nutt
Thursday, April 12, 20076DIt may be smokedJim Page
Saturday, February 10, 200755ACatch in a potBob Peoples
Wednesday, January 24, 200754ACalifornia river named for a common sight in itGary Steinmehl
Monday, January 15, 200750ASushi fishDavid Pringle
Sunday, January 14, 200751ADanger to diversHarvey Estes
Sunday, January 07, 2007117DReef dwellerAshish Vengsarkar
Thursday, December 21, 200629ACrabber's baitLynn Lempel
Wednesday, October 11, 200639DIt's slippery when wetJack McInturff
Sunday, August 06, 200640ASinuous swimmerMark Feldman
Monday, July 10, 200654ASushi fishRandall J. Hartman
Sunday, June 18, 200627AThis may shock youBen and Mark Tausig
Sunday, May 28, 200632ACertain spawnerTimothy Powell
Friday, May 26, 20064DElusive oneMike Torch
Sunday, May 07, 200612DShort-finned ___Trip Payne
Saturday, April 15, 200634AJellied delicacyBob Peoples
Monday, January 02, 200634DSushi fishLinda Schechet Tucker
Wednesday, December 07, 200558DFish lacking a pelvic finManny Nosowsky
Wednesday, October 26, 200519AIt may have electroreceptorsAdam G. Perl
Saturday, September 10, 200536DCreature with many sharp teethDavid J. Kahn
Sunday, August 28, 2005115DIt may be smokedNancy Nicholson Joline
Sunday, August 07, 200555ACalifornia river named for a fishLee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon
Sunday, June 26, 200591ASymbol of slipperinessJoe DiPietro
Thursday, June 23, 200563DIt was "boil'd in broo'," in the ballad "Lord Randal"Courtenay Crocker III
Wednesday, June 08, 200547ASushi selectionRichard Chisholm
Sunday, May 29, 20054DAquatic shockerFrank Longo
Friday, April 01, 200534AMetamorphosing fishDavid Pringle
Sunday, March 27, 2005122AIt may be smokedCon Pederson
Monday, March 21, 200561DSushi fishMike Torch
Tuesday, March 01, 200565DSlithery swimmerGilbert H. Ludwig
Thursday, February 03, 200561DSushi bar orderElizabeth C. Gorski
Wednesday, February 02, 200527ASlippery sortRichard Leva and Nancy Salomon
Tuesday, December 28, 200411DMigratory fishElizabeth C. Gorski
Saturday, December 18, 200431AIt may be charged in the waterDana Motley
Friday, December 17, 200418ADanger to diversManny Nosowsky
Monday, December 13, 200444DSnakelike fishSarah Keller
Tuesday, November 02, 200441DLong fishPatrick Merrell
Wednesday, September 22, 200431ASlippery sortDavid J. Kahn
Wednesday, September 15, 200434DElectric ___Alan Arbesfeld
Wednesday, August 25, 200424ASushi selectionRichard Silvestri
Sunday, August 15, 200480DMigratory fishBrendan Emmett Quigley
Wednesday, August 11, 200450DSlithery swimmerAlan Arbesfeld
Monday, June 21, 200444AConger or morayCraig Kasper
Friday, May 21, 200457DUnagi, at a sushi barEric Berlin
Thursday, May 06, 200432DElectric ___Kevan Choset
Saturday, May 01, 200434DIt's sometimes wrapped in riceByron Walden
Thursday, March 18, 200410DSushi stockLee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon
Sunday, March 07, 2004102DJellied delicacyTyler Hinman
Sunday, February 29, 2004121ASinuous sea dwellerPatrick Merrell
Wednesday, December 17, 200332ASushi optionLeonard Williams
Wednesday, August 13, 200358DSushi fishCharles E. Gersch
Thursday, July 03, 200347ADelicacy from the seaCathy Millhauser
Thursday, April 24, 20032DOne with electric organsPaula Gamache
Wednesday, February 05, 200323ASinuous swimmerRon O'Hair
Tuesday, January 14, 200342ASushi offeringAdam G. Perl
Monday, January 13, 200363DElectric fishGregory E. Paul
Tuesday, December 31, 200252ASpawner in the Sargasso SeaGene Newman
Wednesday, December 04, 200229DGrig, when grownRichard Hughes
Saturday, November 30, 200252ASeafood selectionJim Page
Sunday, November 10, 200231ASlipperiness exemplarCathy Millhauser
Wednesday, October 09, 200223AAnago, at a Japanese restaurantPeter Gordon
Monday, September 09, 200260ALithe swimmerWilliam I. Johnston
Tuesday, September 03, 200255AEpitome of slipperinessDon West
Sunday, September 01, 200246ASpawning fishPatrick Berry
Wednesday, August 07, 200245DSlippery sortRandolph Ross
Wednesday, July 03, 200256AUnagi, at a sushi barPeter Gordon
Wednesday, June 19, 200239DSinuous swimmerJanet R. Bender
Wednesday, June 05, 200243A___ roll (sushi selection)Richard Silvestri
Monday, June 03, 200245AElectric fishGregory E. Paul
Tuesday, May 14, 200239DFish caught in a potBarry Callahan
Sunday, March 17, 200262AGlass ___David J. Kahn
Wednesday, January 30, 200223APickled delicacyRandall J. Hartman
Thursday, January 17, 200241ASushi selectionSherry O. Blackard
Friday, January 04, 200261DSniggler's catchDavid J. Kahn
Thursday, December 20, 200158AFish delicacyRich Norris
Tuesday, November 27, 200121AMoray, for oneEd Early
Monday, November 26, 200136AWriggly fishBette Sue Cohen
Thursday, October 11, 200128DAquarium denizenNancy S. Ross
Thursday, September 20, 20015DReef dwellerDavid J. Kahn
Wednesday, September 12, 200143ASushi morselPhilip Lew
Monday, July 30, 200123ALamprey ___Nancy Kavanaugh
Sunday, July 08, 20016DSushi fareMichael S. Maurer
Thursday, May 31, 200144AFish of the genus ElectrophorusRobert H. Wolfe
Sunday, May 27, 200127DIt lacks ventral finsDana Motley
Sunday, April 08, 200194AUnagi, at a sushi restaurantRandolph Ross
Sunday, March 18, 200196DElectricity sourceRichard Silvestri
Tuesday, February 27, 200138AWriggly fishM. Preston Sherwood
Monday, January 29, 20019DCave-dwelling fishSarah Keller
Tuesday, January 16, 200131DSnaky fishPeter Gordon
Thursday, January 11, 200159AElectric ___Elizabeth C. Gorski
Friday, December 29, 200037DElusive oneDavid J. Kahn
Wednesday, December 06, 200023ASlim swimmerMel Taub (and crossword class)
Wednesday, August 09, 200061DIt can be shockingKelly Clark
Monday, July 24, 200049ASushi fishGregory E. Paul
Thursday, July 06, 200018DIt twists and turnsPatrick Berry
Wednesday, April 26, 200057APickled delicacyA. J. Santora
Monday, November 22, 199945AMoray, e.g.Frances Hansen
Tuesday, September 28, 199957DWrigglerElizabeth C. Gorski
Tuesday, September 14, 199965DSushi orderElizabeth C. Gorski
Thursday, July 08, 19997DSniggler's quarryM. Francis Vuolo
Sunday, July 04, 199991AFlexible fishGreg Staples
Friday, May 21, 199940AFoal : horse :: grig : ___Martin Ashwood-Smith
Saturday, April 24, 199929DIt may be a shockerJoe DiPietro
Sunday, March 21, 199975DSushi offeringLloyd E. Pollet
Sunday, January 24, 199934DApodes memberRobert Malinow
Thursday, December 31, 199857DElectrifying swimmerHarvey Estes and Nancy Salomon
Wednesday, December 16, 19987DElectrifying swimmerNancy Salomon
Tuesday, November 03, 199844DSlippery oneEd Early
Wednesday, October 21, 199851DOne making twists and turnsMatt Gaffney
Sunday, October 18, 199813DElusive oneDavid J. Kahn
Wednesday, September 23, 19984DBioelectric swimmerMichael S. Maurer
Monday, August 17, 199824AWriggly fishGregory E. Paul
Sunday, August 09, 1998121DSnake ___Christopher Hurt
Wednesday, July 08, 19983DSlithery swimmerSam Bellotto Jr.
Wednesday, June 10, 199861DMud ___Nancy S. Ross
Sunday, May 17, 19987DElusive oneDavid J. Kahn and Hillary B. Kahn
Monday, April 06, 199820AOne in a wriggly field?Kenneth Witte
Sunday, March 15, 199878ASpitchcockFrank Longo
Monday, March 02, 199834AThin fishJeremy Thomas Paine
Friday, February 06, 199812DAquatic shockerWayne Robert Williams
Monday, December 22, 199740AMoray, e.g.Arthur S. Verdesca
Saturday, December 13, 199723DIt can be shockingRichard Silvestri
Friday, December 05, 199710DSniggler's wrigglerCraig Kasper and Dave Tuller
Tuesday, November 25, 199754AElectric swimmerGregory E. Paul
Sunday, November 23, 199716DSushi offeringChristopher Hurt and Derek Tague
Tuesday, August 19, 199744DSushi bar orderElizabeth C. Gorski
Saturday, August 16, 199758APike ___Matt Gaffney
Sunday, July 20, 199774DSniggler's questRich Norris
Wednesday, July 16, 19972DElectric ___Jonathan Schmalzbach
Wednesday, June 25, 199735AUnagi, at a sushi barElizabeth Gorski
Monday, March 31, 199719ASlippery fishJanet R. Bender
Sunday, March 02, 19975DSlimmer swimmerHarvey Estes
Friday, January 31, 199756ASpawning fishM. Gaffney
Tuesday, December 17, 199620ALong fishG. E. Paul
Thursday, December 12, 199645DSushi orderJ. R. Conrad
Tuesday, November 12, 19967DSlippery oneE. Lexau
Sunday, November 10, 199617DMigratory fishR. Hamel
Thursday, October 24, 199639AUnderwater cave dwellerM. S. Maurer
Tuesday, October 01, 199626DCongerR. J. Hartman
Sunday, September 29, 19964DOrinoco shockerM. Reagle
Monday, September 23, 19965DCongerS. L. Robbins
Monday, September 16, 199623AMorayR. J. Hartman
Monday, September 09, 199629DWriggly fishS. L. Robbins
Sunday, September 08, 1996110ASharp-nosed fishR. H. Wolfe
Thursday, August 29, 19968DElectric ___R. Ross
Friday, July 19, 199627AScaleless fishD. Niles
Thursday, July 18, 199619ACave-dwelling fishW. R. Williams
Sunday, July 14, 199613DMember of a conger line?J. Schmalzbach
Thursday, June 27, 199639AUnagi, at a Japanese restaurantR. Norris
Friday, May 17, 199640AElectric swimmerJ. DiPietro
Sunday, May 05, 199649AElusive oneD. J. Kahn
Sunday, April 14, 199636DWet wigglerHenry Hook
Saturday, March 30, 199661DSea shockerD. R. Stark
Friday, March 29, 19965DSmoked or jellied dishC. Millhauser
Tuesday, March 19, 19964DSinuous swimmerP. Jordan
Tuesday, March 12, 199634ACongerR. J. Hartman
Tuesday, October 24, 199525ASlippery guyStephanie Spadaccini
Sunday, October 08, 199591AGrown-up elverNancy Nicholson Joline
Wednesday, October 04, 199530DCave-dwelling fishWayne Robert Williams
Saturday, September 30, 199544AIt can be electricBryant White
Wednesday, September 27, 199535ASlippery oneDavid J. Kahn
Thursday, August 24, 199541DSushi choiceMatt Gaffney
Saturday, July 29, 199555AAnguilliform creatureCharles E. Gersch
Wednesday, July 26, 199531DElectric ____Christopher Hunt
Tuesday, June 20, 199556AMorayJon Delfin
Wednesday, June 07, 199525ALampreyMartin Schneider
Monday, April 10, 199556DSlippery fishSidney L. Robbins
Monday, March 27, 199542AWrigglerGregory E. Paul
Sunday, March 26, 199557DCongerRich Norris
Sunday, March 19, 199527DSushi dishAlex K. Justin
Sunday, February 12, 199562ASushi offeringAlex & Victoria Black
Wednesday, November 02, 199444DSkinny swimmerHarvey Estes
Sunday, September 18, 199452AOrinoco shockerMerl Reagle
Monday, September 12, 199435ASlippery oneSidney L. Robbins
Friday, August 19, 199418DIt's shocking!Martin Ashwood-Smith
Sunday, July 03, 199492DLong fishA.J. Santora
Tuesday, June 21, 199419ASlippery swimmerBetty Jorgensen
Monday, May 16, 199416AElectric _____Ed Pegg Jr.
Thursday, April 28, 19944DThat's amorayRandy Sowell
Monday, February 28, 199459DSlippery oneSidney L. Robbins
Wednesday, February 16, 199444DCongerJohn Greenman
Friday, December 24, 199346ASniggler's wigglerMerl H. Reagle
Sunday, December 19, 1993111AGrigJohn M. Samson
Monday, November 29, 199322DSlippery oneSidney L. Robbins