| Trim top off light brown beard (3) |
The Sun Two Speed |
29 Jan 2026 |
| Not home |
USA Today Quick |
16 Jan 2026 |
| Bristle |
Eugene Sheffer |
14 Jan 2026 |
| Beard of barley, e.g. |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
12 Jan 2026 |
| Plant bristle |
Eugene Sheffer |
19 Dec 2025 |
| Beard of barley |
Puzzler Backwords |
01 Dec 2025 |
| A positive result having trimmed one's beard |
The Times Cryptic |
22 Oct 2025 |
| Bristle |
Eugene Sheffer |
16 Oct 2025 |
| Bristle |
Eugene Sheffer |
14 Aug 2025 |
| Bristle with the crack of dawn (3) |
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| Beard of barley |
Puzzler Backwords |
10 Jul 2025 |
| A stiff bristle (3) |
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| Tool without power has stiff bristle (3) |
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| Bristle on top of cereals (3) |
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| Beard of barley or rye |
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| Every second lapwing had a bit of grass (3) |
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| Arwen oddly produced bristly top (3) |
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| At first light, topless, show a beard (3) |
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| Rye bristle |
Commuter |
28 Apr 2025 |
| Bristle |
Eugene Sheffer |
09 Apr 2025 |
| Lawn's hiding some barley (3) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
02 Apr 2025 |
| A bit of grass (3) |
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| Barley bristle |
The Times Sunday Concise |
23 Mar 2025 |
| New Deal agcy. founded in 1937 |
USA Today Quick |
25 Feb 2025 |
| A bit of grass found back in the station wagon (3) |
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| Beard of barley |
Puzzler Backwords |
10 Feb 2025 |
| Beard of barley |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
10 Feb 2025 |
| Is that Bambi heading off for shelter? (3) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
31 Jan 2025 |
| Trim lawn bristle (3) |
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| Butter sub. |
USA Today Quick |
15 Jan 2025 |
| Bristly beard on a seed or grain husk (3) |
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| Lawn's hiding some barley (3) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
12 Jan 2025 |
| Bristle from grasses (3) |
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| A bristle-like appendage on plants like barley |
The Times Specialist Sunday |
05 Jan 2025 |
| Small bristle on barley (3) |
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| Bristle |
Eugene Sheffer |
24 Dec 2024 |
| Bristle on a cereal plant |
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| Two points at the bottom of a beard (3) |
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| Barley tip to leave a town (3) |
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| The beard of wheat, barley. etc (3) |
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| Bristly beard on a seed or grain (3) |
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| Bit of barley |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
20 Nov 2024 |
| Wan (anag) (3) |
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| The sort of beard seen mainly at dawn |
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| A piece of straw not a piece of barley (3) |
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| First signs of ancient woman's new bristly growth |
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| Lapwing regularly dropped bristly growth on grass |
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| Barley bristle |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
09 Oct 2024 |
| Sti grass bristle |
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| Bristle dropped by a tawny owl (3) |
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| Bristle at some reverse brainwashing (3) |
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| Beard of barley |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
29 Aug 2024 |
| Bristle |
Eugene Sheffer |
09 Jul 2024 |
| Bristle in anger at first when exhausted |
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| Wheat whisker |
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| A two-way growth of 'beard' (3) |
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| Stiff bristle growing from the ear of barley (3) |
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| Stiff bristle in patch of grass overlooking lake (3) |
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| Stiff bristle growing from the ear of various cereals (3) |
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| Stiff bristle on barley (3) |
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| Bristle when drawn out (3) |
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| Beard of barley |
Puzzler Backwords |
02 Jun 2024 |
| Even parts of Taiwan will produce a bit of cereal (3) |
The Guardian Quick |
25 May 2024 |
| Wheat ear (3) |
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| Even parts of Taiwan will produce a bit of cereal (3) |
The Guardian Quick Cryptic |
25 May 2024 |
| Bristle when drawn to a close (3) |
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| Even Darwin had grass bristle (3) |
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| Stiff bristle of grass |
Mirror Tea Time |
20 Apr 2024 |
| Bristly growth makes an appearance around the West (3) |
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| It grows on grass in lawns |
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| Goes wan on seeing such a beard (3) |
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| Bristle brought back from Cornwall (3) |
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| Yawning partly due to bristle (3) |
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| Grass bristle in middle of lawns (3) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
07 Feb 2024 |
| Two points on a beard |
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| Drawn-out bristle (3) |
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| Stiff bristle of grass |
Mirror Tea Time |
22 Dec 2023 |
| Law negative, just a bit — bristle! |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
25 Sep 2023 |
| Bristle now with anger initially, flipping |
The Times Cryptic |
21 Dec 2022 |
| Grain bristle |
Premier Sunday |
06 Nov 2022 |
| Beard growing from barley or other cereals and grasses |
The Guardian Quick |
27 Oct 2022 |
| Bristle |
Eugene Sheffer |
30 Aug 2022 |
| Plant part |
Canadiana |
02 May 2022 |
| Barley bristle |
The Guardian Quick |
10 Mar 2022 |
| Bristle |
Eugene Sheffer |
24 Jan 2022 |
| Bristle |
Eugene Sheffer |
30 Dec 2021 |
| Wheat bristle |
LA Times Daily |
28 Dec 2021 |
| Beard on grain |
Premier Sunday |
10 Oct 2021 |
| Bristle |
Eugene Sheffer |
20 Sep 2021 |
| Barley bristle |
Canadiana |
16 Aug 2021 |
| Plant part |
Canadiana |
02 Aug 2021 |
| Plant part |
Canadiana |
26 Jul 2021 |
| Plant part |
Canadiana |
19 Jul 2021 |
| -- hair, bristly hair in intermediate layer of fur in some mammals |
The Telegraph General Knowledge |
11 Jul 2021 |
| Grass bristle |
LA Times Daily |
23 May 2021 |
| Grass bristle |
The Washington Post |
23 May 2021 |
| Barley bristle |
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| Barley beard |
Canadiana |
19 Apr 2021 |
| Outgrowth on cereal grass not long |
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| Plant bristle |
New York Times |
15 Mar 2021 |
| Bristlelike grain appendage |
Premier Sunday |
24 Jan 2021 |
| Plant bristle |
Eugene Sheffer |
24 Sep 2020 |
| Bristle of grain |
New York Times |
24 May 2020 |
| Barley beard |
Premier Sunday |
03 May 2020 |
| Grain beard |
Premier Sunday |
29 Dec 2019 |
| Bristle |
Eugene Sheffer |
19 Dec 2019 |
| Barley bristle |
The Washington Post |
27 Jul 2019 |
| Barley bristle |
LA Times Daily |
27 Jul 2019 |
| Grain bristle |
LA Times Daily |
25 Jun 2019 |
| Grain bristle |
The Washington Post |
25 Jun 2019 |
| Barley appendage |
Family Time |
14 Apr 2019 |
| Barley bristle |
Universal |
23 Mar 2019 |
| Bristly growth |
The Telegraph Quick |
04 Jan 2019 |
| Barley bristle |
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| Barley bristle |
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| Grain bristle |
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| Beard grown on a farm? |
Universal |
23 Oct 2018 |
| At first, articles will nestle in beard |
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| Bristle-like projection on a grain sheath |
The Times Specialist Sunday |
27 May 2018 |
| Plant part |
Canadiana |
02 Apr 2018 |
| Grass beard |
Universal |
30 Mar 2018 |
| Stiff bristle of barley |
The Telegraph General Knowledge |
18 Mar 2018 |
| Barley beard |
The Sun Two Speed |
15 Feb 2018 |
| Rye bristle caught in lawnmower |
The Sun Two Speed |
15 Feb 2018 |
| Bristles angrily when nagged, first of all |
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| Grass beard |
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| Beard grown on a farm? |
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| The beard of barley |
The Times Specialist Sunday |
19 Nov 2017 |
| Barley bristle |
Premier Sunday |
22 Oct 2017 |
| A couple of points making us bristle! |
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| Stiff bristle on grasses |
The Times Concise |
28 Sep 2017 |
| Stiff bristle found in a field of mowed grass needs no introduction |
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| Bristly plant part |
Canadiana |
03 Jul 2017 |
| Cereal plant part |
Canadiana |
12 Jun 2017 |
| Beard beginning, shaved at the top |
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| Beard beginning, shaved at the top |
The Times Cryptic |
24 May 2017 |
| A positive outcome, losing one's beard |
The Times Cryptic |
06 Dec 2016 |
| A positive outcome, losing one's beard |
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| Barley beard |
New York Times |
31 Oct 2016 |
| Bristle, as part of law nullified |
The Times Cryptic |
27 Oct 2016 |
| Grain bristle |
Premier Sunday |
12 Jun 2016 |
| Lower head of pale bristly growth |
The Telegraph Toughie |
20 May 2016 |
| Beard of barley |
The Telegraph Quick |
15 Apr 2016 |
| Plant bristle |
LA Times Daily |
08 Apr 2016 |
| Botanical beard |
LA Times Daily |
26 Feb 2016 |
| Bristle on barley or rye |
Universal |
20 Jan 2016 |
| Barley beard |
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| Bristle on barley or rye |
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| Grass appendage |
USA Today |
21 Dec 2015 |
| Wheat bristle |
USA Today |
09 Nov 2015 |
| Bristle of barley |
The Telegraph Quick |
03 Nov 2015 |
| Cereal grass bristle |
USA Today |
21 Oct 2015 |
| Bristlelike appendage on grasses |
USA Today |
19 Oct 2015 |
| Grain beard |
LA Times Daily |
12 Sep 2015 |
| Bristle on cereal |
The Telegraph Quick |
05 Jun 2015 |
| Cereal bristle |
Universal |
19 Mar 2015 |
| Lapwing's regularly taken bit of cereal |
The Telegraph Toughie |
17 Feb 2015 |
| Wheat bristle |
New York Times |
21 Jan 2015 |
| Wheat bristle |
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| Grain beard |
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| Grass appendage |
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| Cereal grass bristle |
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| Bristlelike appendage on grasses |
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| Cereal bristle |
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| Wheat bristle |
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| Bristle, displaying anger with new leaders |
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| Beard of grain |
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| Grass bristle |
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| Barley bristle |
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| Beard grown by a farmer |
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| Beard of grain |
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| Barley bristle |
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| Beard on grain |
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| Barley beard |
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| Grass bristle |
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| Bristle on barley or rye |
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| Barley appendage |
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| Beard on barley |
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| Beard on barley |
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| Grain beard |
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| Plant bristle |
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| The "needle" part of needle grass |
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| Botanical beard |
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| Barley bristle |
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| Wheat bristle |
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| Wheat beard |
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| Plant appendage |
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| Barley bristles |
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| Beard of botany |
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| Beard growing out of an ear |
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| Grain bristle |
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| Grain beard |
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| Barley appendage |
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| Beard of barley |
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| Plant bristle |
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| Barley's bristlelike appendage |
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| Bristle on barley |
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| Farm-grown beard? |
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| Plant bristle |
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| Grain beard |
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| Wheat beard |
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| Grass appendage |
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| Grass bristle |
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| Barley bristle |
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| Barley bristle |
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| Wheat appendage |
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| Botanical beard |
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| Grain bristle |
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| Grass appendage |
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| Barley beard |
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| Beard on grain |
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| Wheat beard |
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| Grass appendage |
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| Wheat beard |
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| Grain bristle |
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| Bristlelike appendage |
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| Grain beard |
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| Beard on barley |
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| Bristle |
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| Wheat or barley covering |
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| Natural bristle |
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| Foxtail feature |
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| Grass appendage |
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| Botanist's beard |
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| Bristle |
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| Grain bristle |
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| Barley bristle |
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| Barley beard |
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| Grass part |
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| Natural bristles |
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| Barley's bristlelike appendage |
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| Barley bristle |
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| Wheat "whiskers" |
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| Cereal bristle |
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| Wheat beard |
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| Barley bristle |
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| Barley beard |
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| Beard of barley |
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| Bristlelike appendage |
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| Wheat beard |
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| Wheat covering |
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| Barley beard |
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| Plant bristle |
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| Plant bristle |
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| Beard on barley |
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| Part of a stalk of wheat |
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| Spike of grass |
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| Arista |
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| Beard |
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| Wheat appendage |
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| Grass beard |
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| Grain bristle |
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| Barley bristles |
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| Grain beard |
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| Plant bristle |
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| Wheat or barley covering |
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| Grain appendage |
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| Barley appendage |
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| Bristle |
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| Bristly appendage |
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| Bristlelike appendage |
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| Grain beard |
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| Bristlelike appendage |
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| Botanical beard |
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| Barley beard |
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| Bristly appendage |
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| Wheat part |
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| Hay morsel |
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| Bristle |
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| Plant appendage |
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| Grain bristle |
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| Plant bristle |
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| Cereal bristle |
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| Wheat stalk part |
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| Beard of grain |
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| Cereal spike |
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| Beard of wheat |
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| Barley appendage |
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| Grass bristle |
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| Arista |
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| A 27 Down on a farm |
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| Beard grown by farmers |
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| Beard grown by a farmer |
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| Grain beard |
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| Beard grown by an oats farmer |
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| Beard grown by a barley farmer |
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| Beard grown by many farmers |
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| Rye beard |
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| Wheat feature |
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| Bristly plant appendage |
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| Wheat spike |
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| Plant beard |
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| Grain appendage |
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| Plant part. |
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| Barley bristle. |
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| Beard of grain. |
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| Slender bristle. |
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| Bristle on barley. |
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| Bristly fibers of oats. |
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| See 131 Down. |
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| Barley beard. |
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| Grain beard. |
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| Beard of wheat. |
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| Bristlelike appendage |
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| Plant bristle |
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| Bristle |
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| Barley bristle |
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| Barley beard |
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| Arista. |
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| Bristle. |
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| Slender bristle on barley and oats. |
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| Beard on oats. |
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| Bristle in grain. |
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| Bristly fibers on grain. |
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| Wheat beard. |
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| Bristle on a head of barley. |
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