The Clue
One crossing a line (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
Aftermath of a scrape
Blackleg in Bristol
British blackleg
Cover for a wound
Cut cover
Lesion adhesion
Picket target
Picketer's pariah
Plant disease
"Scotch fiddle"
Sign of healing
Sore point?
Striker at strikers
Temporary protector
Union foe
Union opponent
Unpopular worker
Evidence of bodily harm
Fill-in for a striking worker
Object of union protest
Picket line crosser
Picket-line crosser
Picket line pariah
One who crosses the line?
One crossing through the strike zone?
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