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Crumbly As Chips Crossword Clue

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

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RankLettersAnswerClue
199%7Exact Match!
228%5Chips in chips
328%5 Mr. Chips's class in "Goodbye, Mr. Chips"

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "FRIABLE" which means:

    adjective satellite
  • • Easily broken into small fragments or reduced to powder
  • adjective
  • • Easily broken into small fragments, crumbled, or reduced to powder.
  • • (of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency.
  • • (of poisons) likely to crumble and become airborne, thus becoming a health risk
  • • (of a number) smooth: that factors completely into small prime numbers.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "The soil in this garden is very friable and crumbles easily."
  • • "The old building has walls made of friable limestone that is prone to erosion."

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The Guardian Cryptic02 Oct 2009 Down 15
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