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Rank | Letters | Answer | Clue | |
1 | 99% | 4 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 31% | 11 | Pertaining to straw or straw-like materials | |
3 | 31% | 12 | The word "straw" is part of their name, but they are not made of straw. | |
Handful Of Straw Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "WISP" which means:
- noun
- • A small tuft or lock
- • A small person
- • A small bundle of straw or hay
- • A flock of snipe verb
- • To brush or dress, as with a wisp.
- • To rumple.
- • To produce a wisp, as of smoke.
An example sentence would be:
- • "A wisp of smoke rose from the campfire."
- • "She blew a wisp of hair away from her face."
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New York Times12 Jul 1988 | Down 1 | |
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