Staple Food For Nearly Half The World Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 11, 2023

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	99%	4		Exact Match!
	noun • grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished • English lyricist who frequently worked with Andrew Lloyd Webber (born in 1944) • United States playwright (1892-1967) • annual or perennial rhizomatous marsh grasses; seed used for food; straw used for paper verb • sieve so that it becomes the consistency of rice
	34%	9		Staple food for more than half of the world's population
	noun • any grass of the genus Oryzopsis
	33%	5		Cook nearly all staple food Greek-style
	adjective • of or pertaining to the Doric style of architecture noun • the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in Doris

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