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Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

FAD
An interest followed with exaggerated zeal; "he always follows the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that season"

WEN
A common cyst of the skin; filled with fatty matter (sebum) that is secreted by a sebaceous gland that has been blocked

RIP
Cut (wood) along the grain

RUN
Perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore"

STY
A pen for swine

TOY
An artifact designed to be played with

PIT
A workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it

CUT
With parts removed; "the drastically cut film"

MAD
Marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion; "a crowd of delirious baseball fans"; "something frantic in their gaiety"; "a mad whirl of pleasure"

MAR
A mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish"

CRY
A loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate); "a cry of rage"; "a yell of pain"

BUG
A minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use

BAR
The act of preventing; "there was no bar against leaving"; "money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza"

4 letters

WHIM
An odd or fanciful or capricious idea; "the theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories"; "he had a whimsy about flying to the moon"; "whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it"

WELT
A raised or strengthened seam

WART
(pathology) a firm abnormal elevated blemish on the skin; caused by a virus

WEAL
A raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions

WARP
A twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting

STAB
Informal words for any attempt or effort; "he gave it his best shot"; "he took a stab at forecasting"

TEAR
An occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on a bust that lasted three days"

TWIG
A small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year

WALE
Thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship

SKIN
An outer surface (usually thin); "the skin of an airplane"

SLIT
A long narrow opening

SORE
An open skin infection

SCAR
Mark with a scar; "The skin disease scarred his face permanently"

RENT
The act of rending or ripping or splitting something; "he gave the envelope a vigorous rip"

RIFT
A narrow fissure in rock

SCAB
Form a scab; "the wounds will eventually scab"

REND
Tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips"

MODE
How something is done or how it happens; "her dignified manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode of existence"; "in the characteristic New York style"; "a lonely way of life"; "in an abrasive fashion"

MOLE
Small velvety-furred burrowing mammal having small eyes and fossorial forefeet

ORGY
A wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity

RAVE
An extravagantly enthusiastic review; "he gave it a rave"

POCK
A pustule in an eruptive disease

MAUL
A heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges

MAIM
Injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilation; "people were maimed by the explosion"

LIST
The property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical; "the tower had a pronounced tilt"; "the ship developed a list to starboard"; "he walked with a heavy inclination to the right"

KINK
An eccentric idea

HURT
The act of damaging something or someone

GASH
A strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument

FREY
(Norse mythology) god of earth's fertility and peace and prosperity; son of Njorth and brother of Freya; originally of the Vanir; later with the Aesir

GALL
The trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties

CLAW
Sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles

FLAW
An imperfection in a plan or theory or legal document that causes it to fail or that reduces its effectiveness

FRET
A small bar of metal across the fingerboard of a musical instrument; when the string is stopped by a finger at the metal bar it will produce a note of the desired pitch

CHIP
The act of chipping something

BELT
The act of hitting vigorously; "he gave the table a whack"

BURN
A place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body)

CHIC
Elegant and stylish; "chic elegance"; "a smart new dress"; "a suit of voguish cut"

BLEB
(pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid

BARK
A sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts

BEND
Curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)

CULT
A religion or sect that is generally considered to be unorthodox, extremist, or false; "it was a satanic cult"

RAGE
An interest followed with exaggerated zeal; "he always follows the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that season"

FURY
The property of being wild or turbulent; "the storm's violence"

5 letters

VOGUE
The popular taste at a given time; "leather is the latest vogue"; "he followed current trends"; "the 1920s had a style of their own"

FUROR
A sudden outburst (as of protest)

TREND
A general tendency to change (as of opinion); "not openly liberal but that is the trend of the book"; "a broad movement of the electorate to the right"

MANIA
An irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action

THING
A separate and self-contained entity

TRACK
Carry on the feet and deposit; "track mud into the house"

TWIST
Twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates; "wrench a window off its hinges"; "wrench oneself free from somebody's grip"; "a deep sigh was wrenched from his chest"

STRIA
Any of a number of tiny parallel grooves such as: the scratches left by a glacier on rocks or the streaks or ridges in muscle tissue

SPLIT
The act of rending or ripping or splitting something; "he gave the envelope a vigorous rip"

STICK
Stay put (in a certain place); "We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati"; "Stay put in the corner here!"; "Stick around and you will learn something!"

STYLE
Designate by an identifying term; "They styled their nation `The Confederate States'"

SLASH
A strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument

SCALD
The act of burning with steam or hot water

SCUFF
The act of scuffing (scraping or dragging the feet)

QUIRK
A strange attitude or habit

FREAK
Lose one's nerve; "When he saw the accident, he freaked out"

HUMOR
A message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter

NEVUS
A blemish on the skin that is formed before birth

CRAZE
A fine crack in a glaze or other surface

FANCY
Something many people believe that is false; "they have the illusion that I am very wealthy"

FAULT
Put or pin the blame on

FEVER
Intense nervous anticipation; "in a fever of resentment"

CRANK
A bad-tempered person

CHECK
The act of inspecting or verifying; "they made a check of their equipment"; "the pilot ran through the check-out procedure"

CRACK
The act of cracking something

CHAFF
Foil in thin strips; ejected into the air as a radar countermeasure

CHAFE
Anger produced by some annoying irritation

BULLA
The round leaden seal affixed to a papal bull

BREAK
An escape from jail; "the breakout was carefully planned"

WOUND
The act of inflicting a wound

6 letters

ABRADE
Wear away

BLOODY
Informal intensifiers; "what a bally (or blinking) nuisance"; "a bloody fool"; "a crashing bore"; "you flaming idiot"

WRENCH
A hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt

WHIMSY
An odd or fanciful or capricious idea; "the theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories"; "he had a whimsy about flying to the moon"; "whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it"

STRIPE
An adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material

VAGARY
An unexpected and inexplicable change in something (in a situation or a person's behavior, etc.); "the vagaries of the weather"; "his wealth fluctuates with the vagaries of the stock market"; "he has dealt with human vagaries for many years"

TRAUMA
An emotional wound or shock often having long-lasting effects

STRIGA

STREAK
A distinctive characteristic; "he has a stubborn streak"; "a streak of wildness"

STRAIN
The act of singing; "with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates"

SPRAIN
A painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments

SCRAPE
A deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility); "all that bowing and scraping did not impress him"

SCOTCH
Of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language; "Scots Gaelic"; "the Scots community in New York"; "`Scottish' tends to be the more formal term as in `The Scottish Symphony' or `Scottish authors' or `Scottish mountains'"; "`Scotch' is in disfavor with Scottish people and is used primarily outside Scotland except in such frozen phrases as `Scotch broth' or `Scotch whiskey' or `Scotch plaid'"

SAVAGE
A cruelly rapacious person