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Spare Rib Once Crossword Clue

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noun

• (Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden

• the day before

• the period immediately before something

• the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

32%4 Man with a spare rib?
noun

• (Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race

• Scottish architect who designed many public buildings in England and Scotland (1728-1792)

• street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine

32%5 Drinks to the closure of "Spare Rib"
noun

• someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)

• a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men

• the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances

verb

• annoy persistently

• harass with persistent criticism or carping

• to arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them

• tear into pieces

• raise the nap of (fabrics)

• disentangle and raise the fibers of

• separate the fibers of

• mock or make fun of playfully

• ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect

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New York Times03 Nov 1993 Across 45
New York Times13 Jan 1980 Across 78
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