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1 | 99% | 6 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 35% | 4 | Scald, e.g. | |
3 | 32% | 9 | Like a drain after a drain cleaner | |
Scald Briefly Then Drain Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "BLANCH" which means:
- verb
- • Turn pale, as if in fear
- • Cook (vegetables) briefly
An example sentence would be:
- • "She blanched the vegetables before cooking them."
- • "The shock made him blanch."
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7 | To scald, parboil, or boil briefly (as in cooking) |
Similar Clues With The Same Answers
Scald vegetables or almonds
Remove the colour from something
Whiten
Boil for a short time
Go pale
(Of vegetables) cook briefly in boiling water
Turn pale, perhaps in fear
Turn pale with shock
Quickly boil; turn pale
Cook briefly in boiling water
From French for “white”, a word meaning to extract colour; to make celery pale through etiolation; or, to plunge almonds, tomatoes etc in boiling water to loosen their skin