Reticulum
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

GUT
A strong cord made from the intestines of sheep and used in surgery

MAW
Informal terms for the mouth

NET
A computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange

POT
A container in which plants are cultivated

WEB
Membrane connecting the toes of some aquatic birds and mammals

4 letters

CELL
(biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals

CRAW
A pouch in many birds and some lower animals that resembles a stomach for storage and preliminary maceration of food

CROP
A pouch in many birds and some lower animals that resembles a stomach for storage and preliminary maceration of food

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

GRID
A perforated or corrugated metal plate used in a storage battery as a conductor and support for the active material

LACE
A delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns

MESH
The act of interlocking or meshing; "an interlocking of arms by the police held the crowd in check"

WEFT
The yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving

5 letters

BELLY
A protruding abdomen

GRATE
A frame of iron bars to hold a fire

RUMEN
The first compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; here food is collected and returned to the mouth as cud for chewing

SIEVE
A strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles

TUMMY
Slang for a paunch

WEAVE
Pattern of weaving or structure of a fabric

6 letters

GRILLE
A framework of metal bars used as a partition or a grate; "he cooked hamburgers on the grill"

GULLET
The passage between the pharynx and the stomach

LACING
The act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows

MESHES

PAUNCH
A protruding abdomen

PLEXUS
A network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels

RADDLE
A red iron ore used in dyeing and marking

RIDDLE
A coarse sieve (as for gravel)

SCREEN
Examine in order to test suitability; "screen these samples"; "screen the job applicants"

TISSUE
Part of an organism consisting of an aggregate of cells having a similar structure and function

WATTLE
Framework consisting of stakes interwoven with branches to form a fence

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ABDOMEN
The region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis

KISHKES

HACHURE
Shading consisting of multiple crossing lines

GIZZARD
Thick-walled muscular pouch below the crop in many birds and reptiles for grinding food

GRATING
Optical device consisting of a surface with many parallel grooves in it; disperses a beam of light (or other electromagnetic radiation) into its wavelengths to produce its spectrum

LATTICE
Small opening (like a window in a door) through which business can be transacted

MIDRIFF
The middle area of the human torso (usually in front); "young American women believe that a bare midriff is fashionable"

NETTING
Creating nets

NETWORK
(electronics) a system of interconnected electronic components or circuits

RETICLE
A network of fine lines, dots, cross hairs, or wires in the focal plane of the eyepiece of an optical instrument

STOMACH
The region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis

TEXTURE
The musical pattern created by parts being played or sung together; "then another melodic line is added to the texture"

TRACERY
Decoration consisting of an open pattern of interlacing ribs

TRELLIS
Train on a trellis, as of a vine

WEAVING
Creating fabric

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FILIGREE
Delicate and intricate ornamentation (usually in gold or silver or other fine twisted wire)

FRETWORK
Framework consisting of an ornamental design made of strips of wood or metal

GERMCELL
A spermatozoon or an ovum; a cell responsible for transmitting DNA to the next generation

GRIDIRON
A cooking utensil of parallel metal bars; used to grill fish or meat

HATCHING
Shading consisting of multiple crossing lines

POTBELLY
A bulbous stove in which wood or coal is burned

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ARABESQUE
An ornament that interlaces simulated foliage in an intricate design

BAYWINDOW
Slang for a paunch

BEERBELLY

BIGDIPPER
Elevated railway in an amusement park (usually with sharp curves and steep inclines)

CYTOPLASM
The protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus; is full of proteins that control cell metabolism

DIAPHRAGM
A mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens; "the new cameras adjust the diaphragm automatically"

ECTOPLASM
The outer granule-free layer of cytoplasm

RETICULUM
Any fine network (especially one in the body composed of cells or blood vessels)

SPARETIRE
Excess fat around the waistline

SPARETYRE

10 letters

BASKETWORK

PROTOPLASM
The substance of a living cell (including cytoplasm and nucleus)

UNDERBELLY
The quality of being weak or unprotected; "the soft underbelly of the Axis"- Winston Churchill

12 letters

CANCELLATION
The act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement

13 letters

CONSTELLATION
A configuration of stars as seen from the earth

CROSSHATCHING

SECONDSTOMACH
The second compartment of the stomach of a ruminant