Crossword-Solution: SAILFISH
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Sailfish | n. | The banner fish, or spikefish (Histiophorus.) |
| Sailfish | n. | The basking, or liver, shark. |
| Sailfish | n. | The quillback. |
We have 5 clues for the answer “SAILFISH”
| Clue | Answers |
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| Fast marine animal named for a ship part | 1 answer |
| It has a large fin | 1 answer |
| Marine swimmer with a tall dorsal fin | 1 answer |
| Marlin's cousin | 1 answer |
| large tropical game fish, with a long sail-like fin on its back | 1 answer |
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Hint 1 meaning
The old plural of Eye.
Hint 2 anagram
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Sentences with SAILFISH (5)
Banner fish (Zo”l.), a large fish of the genus Histiophorus, of the Swordfish family, having a broad bannerlike dorsal fin; the sailfish.
Jimson," he asked, "is a spear-fish the same as a swordfish, only that the weapon is shorter?" "Not at all," was the reply, "the spear-fish is a variety of the great sailfish, which you see in West Indian waters six or seven feet long, with a huge dorsal fin, blue with black spots, looming above the water like the sail of a strange craft.
Nine hours! V SAILFISH--THE ATLANTIC BROTHER TO THE PACIFIC SWORDFISH In the winter of 1916 I persuaded Captain Sam Johnson, otherwise famous as Horse-mackerel Sam, of Seabright, New Jersey, to go to Long Key with me and see if the two of us as a team could not outwit those illusive and strange sailfish of the Gulf Stream.
But I am inclined to believe that, in most instances, the capture of sailfish had been accident--mere fisherman's luck.
Anglers have fished along the reef and inside, trolling with heavy tackle for anything that might strike, and once in a while a sailfish has somehow hooked himself.
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Appears in: CrosSynergy, NYT, Universal.
Used 5 times in crossword archives (1999–2025).