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Like Apples And Afros Crossword Clue

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

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RankLettersAnswerClue
199%6Exact Match!
246%8Like some afros
342%6 Characteristic of some afros

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "PICKED" which means:

    noun
  • • The person or thing chosen or selected
  • • The quantity of a crop that is harvested
  • • The best people or things in a group
  • • The yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
  • • A small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument
  • • A thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material
  • • A heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends
  • • A basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body
  • • The act of choosing or selecting
  • verb
  • • Select carefully from a group
  • • Look for and gather
  • • Harass with constant criticism
  • • Provoke
  • • Remove in small bits
  • • Remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
  • • Pilfer or rob
  • • Pay for something
  • • Pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion
  • • Attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example
  • • Hit lightly with a picking motion
  • • Eat intermittently; take small bites of
  • adjective
  • • Chosen; selected.
  • • (of fishes) having a pike or spine on the back.
  • • Fine; spruce; smart; precise; dainty
  • • Pointed; sharp

An example sentence would be:

  • • "She picked a flower from the garden."
  • • "He picked up the fallen papers and put them in a folder."

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New York Times08 Sep 2017 Across 17
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