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verb • subsist on a meager allowance | ||||
| 26% | 8 | It can curl up into a ball to protect its belly, which is softer than its back | ||
noun • toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites | ||||
| 25% | 13 | The flower's petals curl back at the tips | ||
noun • perennial herb having large white flowers marked with orange; found near the snow line in the northwestern United States | ||||
Small Curl Cut Back
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SCRIMP which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
SCRIMP
Updated: October 14, 2023
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| The Guardian Cryptic30 Nov 2022 | Across 4 | |
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