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Life Preserver Filling Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is KAPOK which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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199%5Exact Match!
232%8Life preserver
332%6 Shape of a life preserver

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "KAPOK" which means:

    noun
  • • A plant fiber from the kapok tree; used for stuffing and insulation
  • • Massive tropical tree with deep ridges on its massive trunk and bearing large pods of seeds covered with silky floss; source of the silky kapok fiber

An example sentence would be:

  • • "The kapok tree produces fluffy kapok pods."
  • • "The indigenous people use kapok fibers for making pillows and mattresses."

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New York Times06 Sep 1991 Across 42
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