Wound Up Like A Compass Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 14, 2023

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	adjective satellite • of trees whose leaves are acerate
	28%	4		It's wound round a wound
	noun • fine ravellings of cotton or linen fibers • cotton or linen fabric with the nap raised on one side; used to dress wounds
	27%	10		The separation or gap between wound edges that leads to an open wound
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The Guardian Cryptic07 Mar 2017	Down 8
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6	The separation or gap between wound edges that leads to an open wound
7	The stage in wound healing when epithelial cells multiply to cover the wound