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Leavening Crossword Clue
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We've checked our database and believe the answer is
YEAST which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
YEAST
Updated: October 10, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood
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About This Clues Answer
We think the answer is "YEAST" which means:
- noun
- • A commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells; used to raise the dough in making bread and for fermenting beer or whiskey
- • Any of various single-celled fungi that reproduce asexually by budding or division verb
- • To ferment.
- • (of something prepared with a yeasted dough) to rise.
- • To exaggerate
An example sentence would be:
- • "Baker's yeast is used to make bread rise."
- • "Brewer's yeast is commonly used in beer production."
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| Source | #Number | Answer |
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| New York Times06 Aug 1993 | Across 70 | |
| New York Times28 May 1987 | Down 53 | |
| New York Times24 Jan 1987 | Down 31 | |
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