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| 3 | 26% | 10 | Thorny tangle | |
Thorny Patch Crossword Clue
There is 1 exact and 139 possible answers.
We've checked our database and believe the answer is
BRIER which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
BRIER
Updated: October 11, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood
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About This Clues Answer
We think the answer is "BRIER" which means:
- noun
- • Tangled mass of prickly plants
- • A thorny stem or twig
- • Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips
- • A very prickly woody vine of the eastern united states growing in tangled masses having tough round stems with shiny leathery leaves and small greenish flowers followed by clusters of inedible shiny black berries
- • Evergreen treelike mediterranean shrub having fragrant white flowers in large terminal panicles and hard woody roots used to make tobacco pipes
An example sentence would be:
- • "He found a brier bush in the backyard."
- • "The hunter got caught in a tangle of briers."
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| New York Times21 Apr 2000 | Down 21 | |
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