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Scrawny Creatures Crossword Clue

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

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199%6Exact Match!
226%5Scrawny neck, but no stuffing, put in place
326%5Scrawny one

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We think the answer is "SCRAGS" which means:

    noun
  • • A person who is unusually thin and scrawny
  • • Lean end of the neck
  • • The lean end of a neck of veal
  • verb
  • • Strangle with an iron collar
  • • Wring the neck of

An example sentence would be:

  • • "He had long, bony scrags of fingers."
  • • "She found some scrags of meat on the bone."

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New York Times07 Nov 1977 Down 5
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