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Bit Of A Thick Skin Thats Required To Contact The Guardian Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is CALLUS which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: CALLUS

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RankLettersAnswerClue
199%6Exact Match!
230%7 Hard to contact the Guardian? Ring in!
330%10 It is lit before retiring to contact one's guardian

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "CALLUS" which means:

    noun
  • • An area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot)
  • • Bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone
  • • (botany) an isolated thickening of tissue, especially a stiff protuberance on the lip of an orchid
  • verb
  • • Cause a callus to form on
  • • Form a callus or calluses

An example sentence would be:

  • • "He had a callus on his thumb from playing guitar."
  • • "She developed a callus on her foot from wearing tight shoes."

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The Guardian Cryptic22 Jun 2022 Across 12
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