The Clue
Was a crossPAtch (7 letter answer)
The Answer
CRABBED
Tags
Notes
The answer CRABBED is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
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Definition
CRAB as a verb:
1. direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind
2. scurry sideways like a crab
3. fish for crab
4. (gripe, grouse, crab, beef, squawk, bellyache, holler) = complain; "What was he hollering about?"
CRABBED as an adjective:
1. (crabbed, crabby, cross, fussy, grouchy, grumpy, bad-tempered, ill-tempered) = perversely irritable