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Hermit Or Fiddler Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is CRAB which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: CRAB

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199%4Exact Match!
226%7 'Fiddler on the Roof' director
326%10 Yenta, in 'Fiddler on the Roof'

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We think the answer is "CRAB" which means:

    noun
  • • Decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers
  • • (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in cancer
  • • The fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about june 21 to july 22
  • • A quarrelsome grouch
  • • The edible flesh of any of various crabs
  • • A louse that infests the pubic region of the human body
  • • A stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
  • verb
  • • Direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind
  • • Scurry sideways like a crab
  • • Fish for crab
  • • Complain

An example sentence would be:

  • • "I saw a crab crawling along the beach."
  • • "The crab scuttled into its sandy burrow."

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Source #Number Answer
New York Times18 Aug 1983 Across 60
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