The Clue
Cooks up (7 letter answer)
The Answer
HATCHES
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Notes
The answer HATCHES is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
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Definition
HATCH as a noun:
1. (hatch, hatching) = the production of young from an egg
2. (hatch, hatching, crosshatch, hachure) = shading consisting of multiple crossing lines
3. a movable barrier covering a hatchway
HATCH as a verb:
1. emerge from the eggs; "young birds, fish, and reptiles hatch"
2. (think up, think of, dream up, hatch, concoct) = devise or invent; "He thought up a plan to get rich quickly"; "no-one had ever thought of such a clever piece of software"
3. inlay with narrow strips or lines of a different substance such as gold or silver, for the purpose of decorating
4. draw, cut, or engrave lines, usually parallel, on metal, wood, or paper; "hatch the sheet"
5. (brood, hatch, cover, incubate) = sit on (eggs); "Birds brood"; "The female covers the eggs"