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verb • wear away • rub hard or scrub | ||||||||
| 41% | 13 | Collaborated with Michael Jackson on 'Say Say Say' | ||||||
noun • English rock star and bass guitarist and songwriter who with John Lennon wrote most of the music for the Beatles (born in 1942) | ||||||||
| 30% | 10 | Plait or interthread | ||||||
verb • interlace by or as if by weaving | ||||||||
They Say Its A Plait To Wear Down Crossword Clue
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ABRADE which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
ABRADE
Updated: October 14, 2023
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| The Guardian Cryptic28 Jul 2000 | Down 19 | |
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1 | A plait, say, to wear down
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23 Oct 2002 | The Guardian Cryptic / 23 Oct 2002 |
2 | Brunette with plait plaited, sweet thing
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08 Aug 2012 | The Guardian Cryptic / 08 Aug 2012 |
3 | Collaborated with Michael Jackson on 'Say Say Say' | |
4 | Collaborator with Michael Jackson on the track 'Say Say Say' | |
5 | Give in to a cute plait, perhaps
The Guardian Quiptic -
14 May 2007 | The Guardian Quiptic / 14 May 2007 |
6 | Palm with leaves used to plait
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25 Sep 2001 | The Guardian Cryptic / 25 Sep 2001 |
7 | [Hairstyle involving plait twisted around centre of chignon]
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29 Jan 2018 | The Guardian Cryptic / 29 Jan 2018 |
