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Becomes Frayed Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is WEARS which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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99%5Exact Match!
noun

• impairment resulting from long use

• a covering designed to be worn on a person's body

• the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment

verb

• be dressed in

• have on one's person

• have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's attitude or personality

• deteriorate through use or stress

• have or show an appearance of

• last and be usable

• go to pieces

• exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress

• put clothing on one's body

98%6Exact Match!
noun

• a row of unravelled stitches

• French composer and exponent of Impressionism (1875-1937)

verb

• disentangle

• tangle or complicate

34%8 Strad part that becomes frayed
noun

• (football) an offensive end who lines up at a distance from the other linemen

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Source #Number Answer
New York Times03 Dec 2007 Across 46
New York Times17 Nov 2004 Down 28
New York Times27 Dec 2001 Down 51
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