Compost Getting Covered Up Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 14, 2023

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	noun • savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type • a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables • making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure • a cloth covering for a wound or sore • processes in the conversion of rough hides into leather • the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes • the act of applying a bandage
	25%	5		Decaying leaves, bark or compost spread around a plant
	noun • a protective covering of rotting vegetable matter spread to reduce evaporation and soil erosion verb • cover with mulch
	25%	3		Form compost
	noun • a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor • (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action • unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements) verb • break down • become physically weaker

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	Clue	Source
1	Compost container for tomatoes plants The Guardian Quick - 10 Jan 2013	The Guardian Quick / 10 Jan 2013
2	Decaying leaves, bark or compost spread around a plant The Guardian Quick - 08 May 2012	The Guardian Quick / 08 May 2012
3	Form compost New York Times - 29 Mar 2003	New York Times / 29 Mar 2003
4	Found in gardens and compost piles
5	Fuel or compost (but no longer to be used as such!) The Guardian Quick - 30 Jun 2004	The Guardian Quick / 30 Jun 2004
6	The act of getting back on a ship or airplane after getting off briefly
7	Where plants are put in containers with compost The Guardian Quick - 05 Sep 2016	The Guardian Quick / 05 Sep 2016

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