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noun • seed vessel having hooks or prickles • small bit used in dentistry or surgery verb • remove the burrs from | ||||||||
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Prickly Husk Crossword Clue
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BUR which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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BUR
Updated: October 11, 2023
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| New York Times02 Aug 2019 | Down 3 | |
| New York Times20 Nov 2007 | Across 64 | |
| New York Times Bonus01 Oct 2003 | Across 51 | |
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1 | A fleece, pelage or pelt; or, any other outer covering, such as an application of paint/varnish, blanket of dust, husk of a seed, jacket, layer of a bulb or top of a suit of armour
Telegraph Giant General Knowledge -
15 Apr 2023 | Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 15 Apr 2023 |
2 | Coconut husk fibre used for making matting
The Guardian Quick -
17 Dec 2013 | The Guardian Quick / 17 Dec 2013 |
3 | Fruit is enclosed in a prickly husk | |
4 | It has a husk
New York Times -
21 Apr 2002 | New York Times / 21 Apr 2002 |
5 | Its nuts are enclosed in a spiky, prickly husk or burr. | |
6 | Prickly area of a prickly pear
New York Times -
25 Jul 2008 | New York Times / 25 Jul 2008 |
7 | She "charmed the husk right off of the corn"
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07 Oct 1999 | New York Times / 07 Oct 1999 |
