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Rank | Letters | Answer | Clue | |
1 | 99% | 6 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 30% | 12 | Species of baleen whale also known as the gray whale | |
3 | 30% | 6 | Closely related to other baleen whales such as the blue whale and humpback whale | |
Skin A Whale Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "FLENSE" which means:
- verb
- • Strip the blubber or skin from (a whale or seal)
An example sentence would be:
- • "He flensed the blubber from the whale carcass."
- • "The fishermen carefully flensed the skin off the fish."
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New York Times14 Sep 1986 | Across 86 | |
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