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verb • collect or look around for (food) • obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling | ||||||||
| 30% | 10 | Acting as a sponge or sponge-like | ||||||
adjective • having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.) | ||||||||
| 30% | 10 | Craftsmen use a natural sponge or sponge-stamps to create the patterns | ||||||
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Sponge Rugs Once Restored Crossword Clue
There is 1 exact and 138 possible answers.
We've checked our database and believe the answer is
SCROUNGE which was last seen in the Telegraph Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
SCROUNGE
Updated: December 31, 2024
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| Telegraph Cryptic01 Jan 2025 | Across 12 | |
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Similar Clues
| Clue | Source | |
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1 | "Rugs" on pates
New York Times -
10 Mar 1977 | New York Times / 10 Mar 1977 |
2 | Acting as a sponge or sponge-like | |
3 | Also known as sponge gourd or vegetable sponge | |
4 | Beg for rugs once accommodated
The Guardian Cryptic -
09 Dec 2015 | The Guardian Cryptic / 09 Dec 2015 |
5 | Like some rugs and egg whites
New York Times -
11 Apr 2015 | New York Times / 11 Apr 2015 |
6 | Mended, as rugs
New York Times -
05 Jan 2017 | New York Times / 05 Jan 2017 |
7 | Pastel once restored, showing many different colours
The Guardian Cryptic -
28 May 2009 | The Guardian Cryptic / 28 May 2009 |
