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Carping Remark Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is BARB which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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199%4Exact Match!
237%12 Clear victor — one foolishly carping too much
327%8 Given to carping or nagging

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "BARB" which means:

    noun
  • • An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
  • • The pointed part of barbed wire
  • • A subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove
  • • One of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather
  • verb
  • • Provide with barbs

An example sentence would be:

  • • "He accidentally stepped on a barb and it pierced through his shoe."
  • • "The barb on the fish's fin can cause a painful injury."

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New York Times24 Nov 1990 Down 46
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