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| 99% | 4 | Exact Match! | ||
noun • informal terms for a meal • a soft thick wormlike larva of certain beetles and other insects verb • ask for and get free; be a parasite • search about busily | ||||
| 23% | 8 | Often portrayed as gentle and gentle creatures | ||
noun • an imaginary creature represented as a white horse with a long horn growing from its forehead | ||||
| 18% | 11 | Forages on the ground using its bill to dig | ||
noun • type genus of the Atrichornithidae | ||||
Gentle Dig
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GRUB which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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GRUB
Updated: October 14, 2023
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