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Gentle Dig Crossword Clue

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99%4Exact Match!
noun

• informal terms for a meal

• a soft thick wormlike larva of certain beetles and other insects

verb

• ask for and get free; be a parasite

• search about busily

22%8 Often portrayed as gentle and gentle creatures
noun

• an imaginary creature represented as a white horse with a long horn growing from its forehead

18%11 Forages on the ground using its bill to dig
noun

• type genus of the Atrichornithidae

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The Guardian Cryptic26 Nov 2002 Across 21
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"Ya dig?"
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Dig, with "on"
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Dig down by station
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Dig from the ground
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Gentle/not gentle
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Often portrayed as gentle and gentle creatures
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Uses its strong legs to scratch and dig in search of food

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