Mean to collect water, dropping in fish — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 8–letter crossword clue “Mean to collect water, dropping in fish”? This page covers its appearance in Guardian Cryptic on 19th Feb 2009. You can reveal the answer at your pace — one letter at a time or the whole word in one go. We also provide helpful extras where available: an AI-generated hint, a dictionary definition, other clues that share the same answer, and a jumbled-letters view for quick anagramming.
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The answer to “Mean to collect water, dropping in fish” is STINGRAY (8 letters).
We last saw “Mean to collect water, dropping in fish” in Guardian Cryptic on 19th Feb 2009.
The 8-letter answer for “Mean to collect water, dropping in fish” is STINGRAY.
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