The Clue
Gathered autumnal debris (5 letter answer)
The Answer
RAKED
Tags
Notes
The answer RAKED is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 650 puzzles.
Related Clues
Amassed, with "in"
Collected (with "in")
Gathered (in)
Attacked vigorously
Cleared leaves
Gathered leaves
Gathered, as leaves
Swept, as with the eyes
Without leaves
Worked the garden
Did an autumnal chore
Did a garden job
Like fall leaves
Like many gardens
Smoothed sand traps
Cleaned up after a fall
Did some garden work
Like baseball infields, before games
Definition
RAKE as a verb:
1. move through with or as if with a rake; "She raked her fingers through her hair"
2. level or smooth with a rake; "rake gravel"
3. sweep the length of; "The gunfire raked the coast"
4. (scan, skim, rake, glance over, run down) = examine hastily; "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"
5. gather with a rake; "rake leaves"
6. (graze, crease, rake) = scrape gently; "graze the skin"