Came Across A Fish With Useless Bones Crossword Clue

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	noun • the part of the hand between the carpus and phalanges
	31%	11		Bones connecting the distal row of carpal bones to the metacarpal bones
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	30%	9		Came across a sailor, oddly skin and bones
	noun • The part of the foot between the toes and the ankle, especially its five bones.

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The Guardian Cryptic04 Dec 2012	Across 11
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