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Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

ASH
Strong elastic wood of any of various ash trees; used for furniture and tool handles and sporting goods such as baseball bats

CUR
An inferior dog or one of mixed breed

CUT
With parts removed; "the drastically cut film"

DOG
A member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds; "the dog barked all night"

FUR
Dense coat of fine silky hairs on mammals (e.g., cat or seal or weasel)

LAP
Touching with the tongue; "the dog's laps were warm and wet"

MOB
Press tightly together or cram; "The crowd packed the auditorium"

PLY
One of the strands twisted together to make yarn or rope or thread; often used in combination; "three-ply cord"; "four-ply yarn"

RAG
A boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)

RAT
Any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse

SOD
Surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots

SUD

4 letters

CRUD
An ill-defined bodily ailment; "he said he had the crud and needed a doctor"

5 letters

DROSS
The scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals

TRASH
Dispose of (something useless or old); "trash these old chairs"; "junk an old car"; "scrap your old computer"

FROTH
A mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid; "the beer had a thick head of foam"

SPUNK
The courage to carry on; "he kept fighting on pure spunk"; "you haven't got the heart for baseball"

6 letters

REFUSE
Food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)

SEWAGE
Waste matter carried away in sewers or drains

8 letters

RIFFRAFF
Disparaging terms for the common people

ALLUVION
The rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land; "plains fertilized by annual inundations"

ALLUVIUM
Clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down

BREAKERS
Waves breaking on the shore

CANAILLE

COVERING
A natural object that covers or envelops; "under a covering of dust"; "the fox was flushed from its cover"

DEADWOOD
Someone or something that is unwanted and unneeded

DEPOSITS

DILUVIUM

LEAVINGS

MEMBRANE
A thin pliable sheet of material

MERINGUE
Sweet topping especially for pies made of beaten egg whites and sugar

PELLICLE
Thin protective membrane in some protozoa

PLANKTON
The aggregate of small plant and animal organisms that float or drift in great numbers in fresh or salt water

RASPINGS

SCOURING
The act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water

SEDIMENT
Matter that has been deposited by some natural process

SEWERAGE
Waste matter carried away in sewers or drains

SHAVINGS

SHITHEAD
A stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence

SOAPSUDS
The froth produced by soaps or detergents

STINGING
A kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung; "the sting of death"; "he felt the stinging of nettles"

UNWASHED
Not cleaned with or as if with soap and water; "a sink full of unwashed dishes"

SEWARAGE

9 letters

ANDROCYTE

DISHWATER
Water in which dishes and cooking utensils are washed

POTSHERDS

REVETMENT
A facing (usually masonry) that supports an embankment

SCOURINGS

SCRAPIRON
Iron to be melted again and reworked

SETTLINGS
Sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid

SPERMCELL
The male reproductive cell; the male gamete; "a sperm is mostly a nucleus surrounded by little other cellular material"

SPERMATID
An immature gamete produced by a spermatocyte; develops into a spermatozoon

SPINDRIFT
Spray blown up from the surface of the sea

SUBLIMATE
Made pure

SUPERPOSE
Place on top of; "can you superimpose the two images?"

SWEEPINGS

10 letters

BILGEWATER
Pretentious or silly talk or writing

DEPOSITION
The act of putting something somewhere

DITCHWATER

IMPURITIES

MALEGAMETE

OVERSPREAD
Spread across or over; "A big oil spot spread across the water"

SPERMATIUM

SPOONDRIFT
Spray blown up from the surface of the sea

SPREADOVER
Form a cover over; "The grass covered the grave"

WASTEPAPER
Paper discarded after use

WHITEWATER
Frothy water as in rapids or waterfalls

11 letters

OFFSCOURING

ANTHERIDIUM
The male sex organ of spore-producing plants; produces antherozoids; equivalent to the anther in flowers

ANTHEROZOID
A motile male gamete of a plant such as an alga or fern or gymnosperm

PRECIPITATE
Hurl or throw violently; "The bridge broke and precipitated the train into the river below"

PROLETARIAT
A social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages; "there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field"

SAFETYGLASS
Glass made with plates of plastic or resin or other material between two sheets of glass to prevent shattering

SPERMATOZOA

SUPERIMPOSE
Place on top of; "can you superimpose the two images?"

WASTEMATTER
Any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted; "they collect the waste once a week"; "much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers"

12 letters

OFFSCOURINGS

SEMINALFLUID
The thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

SPERMAGONIUM

SPERMATOCYTE
A male gametocyte that develops into four spermatids

SPERMATOZOID
A motile male gamete of a plant such as an alga or fern or gymnosperm

SPERMATOZOON
The male reproductive cell; the male gamete; "a sperm is mostly a nucleus surrounded by little other cellular material"

13 letters

LAMINATEDWOOD

PRECIPITATION
An unexpected acceleration or hastening; "he is responsible for the precipitation of his own demise"

SPERMATOPHORE

14 letters

DREGSOFSOCIETY

LAMINATEDGLASS
Glass made with plates of plastic or resin or other material between two sheets of glass to prevent shattering

SCUMOFTHEEARTH

SPERMATICFLUID

SPERMATIOPHORE

SPERMATOGONIUM

16 letters

RAGTAGANDBOBTAIL
Disparaging terms for the common people

SWINISHMULTITUDE

21 letters

FLOATINGDIRTONSURFACE

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