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Kind of fin

Answer: DORSAL - 6 letters

The crossword clue "Kind of fin" is answered by DORSAL, a 6-letter entry. Used 14 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1984. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.

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DORSAL

DORSAL

6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DORSAL answer page.

14Times used
11Distinct years
2022Most recent year
7Publications

Used 14 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1984. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

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Other clues for DORSAL

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  • On the back - used 8 times, most recently in 2012
  • Back fin - used 6 times, most recently in 2021

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