The Clue
Blackleg (4 letter answer)
The Answer
SCAB
Tags
Notes
The answer SCAB is seen frequently, appearing about once every 120 puzzles.
Related Clues
Crust
Eschar
Nonstriker
Strikebreaker
Cover of a kind
Cover for a wound
One crossing a line
Cut cover
Evidence of injury
Healing cover
Healing sign
Nonunion worker
Picket target
Plant disease
Scoundrel: Slang
Scrape aftermath
Sign of healing
Sore point?
Striker's cry
Temporary protector
Union betrayer
Union opponent
Unpopular worker
Walkout defier
Defective spot on a plant
Object of a union's anger
Picket line crosser
Picket-line crosser
Picket line pariah
Very unpopular worker
One who crosses the line?
Definition
SCAB as a noun:
1. (scab, strikebreaker, blackleg, rat) = someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
2. the crustlike surface of a healing skin lesion
SCAB as a verb:
1. form a scab; "the wounds will eventually scab"
2. (fink, scab, rat, blackleg) = take the place of work of someone on strike