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Oriental Staple Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is RICE which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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199%4Exact Match!
298%7Exact Match!
330%14Oriental cuisine staple known for its distinct flavor

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We think the answer is "RICE" which means:

    noun
  • • Grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished
  • • English lyricist who frequently worked with andrew lloyd webber (born in 1944)
  • • United states playwright (1892-1967)
  • • Annual or perennial rhizomatous marsh grasses; seed used for food; straw used for paper
  • verb
  • • Sieve so that it becomes the consistency of rice

An example sentence would be:

  • • "I had a bowl of rice for dinner."
  • • "She cooked the rice in a rice cooker."

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Clue Last Found In...

Source #Number Answer
New York Times18 Nov 1992 Down 27
New York Times23 Sep 1987 Across 34
New York Times14 Dec 1984 Across 19
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