Skin
Crossword Clue and Answers
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This clue in was most recently seen in the wild in Evening Standard Quick Crossword.
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Publications
- Evening Standard Quick Crossword - Friday, 5 Nov 2021
- Evening Standard Quick Crossword - Monday, 16 Aug 2021
- The Guardian Quick - Friday, 15 Jan 2021
Crossword Answers
4 letters
HIDE
Body covering of a living animal
RIND
The natural outer covering of food (usually removed before eating)
FLAY
Strip the skin off
PARE
Decrease gradually or bit by bit
PELT
Body covering of a living animal
PEEL
The rind of a fruit or vegetable
BARK
A sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts
SHIN
The front part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle
HUSK
Material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
TONE
(linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages; "the Beijing dialect uses four tones"
5 letters
FLESH
The soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
DERMA
The deep vascular inner layer of the skin
CUTIS
A natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch; "your skin is the largest organ of your body"
6 letters
SCRAPE
A deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility); "all that bowing and scraping did not impress him"
SHINNY
A simple version of hockey played by children on the streets (or on ice or on a field) using a ball or can as the puck
CASING
The enclosing frame around a door or window opening; "the casings had rotted away and had to be replaced"
DERMIS
The deep vascular inner layer of the skin
FLENSE
Strip the blubber or skin from (a whale or seal)
BRACER
A tonic or restorative (especially a drink of liquor)
7 letters
SPUTTER
An utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage)
CLAMBER
An awkward climb; "reaching the crest was a real clamber"
8 letters
SCRAMBLE
Rushing about hastily in an undignified way
STRUGGLE
Strenuous effort; "the struggle to get through the crowd exhausted her"
TEGUMENT
A natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch; "your skin is the largest organ of your body"
MEMBRANE
A thin pliable sheet of material
9 letters
EPIDERMIS
The outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates
EXCORIATE
Express strong disapproval of; "We condemn the racism in South Africa"; "These ideas were reprobated"