Sharp-spined fish

The answer to “Sharp-spined fish” in the Eugene Sheffer crossword is STINGRAYS — a 9-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Eugene Sheffer crossword on August 17, 2026, a Monday puzzle, at 15-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Sharp-spined fish” answer

STINGRAYS (9 letters)

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What does STINGRAYS mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of STINGRAYS is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Sharp-spined fish” appeared?

Eugene Sheffer reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

August 17, 2026 (most recent) → STINGRAYS. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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