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verb • collect or look around for (food) • obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling | ||||||||
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noun • the planning that is disrupted when someone `upsets the applecart' • a handcart from which apples and other fruit are sold in the street | ||||||||
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Surgeon Upset About Cold Sponge Crossword Clue
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SCROUNGE which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
SCROUNGE
Updated: October 14, 2023
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