The Clue
Makes long, loose stitches (6 letter answer)
The Answer
BASTES
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Notes
The answer BASTES is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1000 puzzles.
Related Clues
Clubs
Cudgels
Stitches
Whips
Butters up?
Cooks or sews
Moistens the bird
Moistens, as a turkey
Sews loosely
Tends the rotisserie
Moistens while roasting
Dresses down ... or butters up?
Moistens meat during cooking
Definition
BASTE as a noun:
1. (baste, basting, tacking) = loose temporary stitches
BASTE as a verb:
1. cover with liquid before cooking; "baste a roast"
2. (clobber, baste, batter) = strike violently and repeatedly; "She clobbered the man who tried to attack her"
3. (baste, tack) = sew together loosely, with large stitches; "baste a hem"