| Becomes ragged |
LA Times Daily |
22 Jun 2025 |
| Becomes worn |
Universal |
27 Mar 2025 |
| Unravels at the edges (5) |
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| Wears at the edge (5) |
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| Shreds at the edge |
LA Times Daily |
26 Jan 2025 |
| Unravels |
Eugene Sheffer |
14 Jan 2025 |
| Unravels at the edge (5) |
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| Gets worn, as denim? |
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| We gather catchword wears thin |
The Times Cryptic |
06 Jul 2024 |
| I hear phrase becomes ragged (5) |
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| Unravels with wear |
The Guardian Quick |
14 Feb 2024 |
| Comes apart at the seams |
LA Times Daily |
11 Feb 2024 |
| Becomes tattered |
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| Becomes tattered at the edges(5) |
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| Brawls; causes friction (5) |
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| Brawls; causes friction |
The Telegraph Quick |
04 Dec 2023 |
| Becomes worn |
USA Today |
30 Sep 2023 |
| Unravels |
Eugene Sheffer |
25 Aug 2023 |
| Skirmishes |
Thomas Joseph |
04 Jan 2023 |
| Unravels |
Premier Sunday |
11 Sep 2022 |
| Becomes ragged |
Universal |
17 Jul 2022 |
| Unravels |
Eugene Sheffer |
01 Jul 2022 |
| Becomes threadbare |
USA Today |
30 Jun 2021 |
| Skirmishes |
Newsday |
13 Dec 2020 |
| Becomes tattered at the edges |
Newsday |
29 Jul 2019 |
| Shows signs of wear |
USA Today |
09 Jul 2019 |
| Shows signs of wear |
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| Becomes ragged |
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| Fine fish scraps |
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| Becomes tattered at the edges |
Universal |
16 Dec 2017 |
| Becomes tattered at the edges |
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| . Conflicts from a short expression in speech |
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| Ruckuses |
Newsday |
21 Aug 2016 |
| Skirmishes |
Wall Street Journal |
20 Jun 2016 |
| Saying a few words, starts to come apart |
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| Gets ragged |
Premier Sunday |
19 Jul 2015 |
| From recitation, expression gets worn out |
The Telegraph Toughie |
09 Apr 2015 |
| Gets ragged |
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| Begins to come undone |
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| Wears at the edges |
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| Starts to unravel |
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| Wears at the edges |
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| Tatters |
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| Wears at the edges |
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| Scuffles |
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| Skirmishes |
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| Skirmishes |
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| Starts to unravel |
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| Scuffles |
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| Doesn't wear well |
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| Phrase homonym |
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| Battles |
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| Shows wear, like an old rope |
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| Unravels |
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| Starts to wear |
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| Ravels |
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| Unravels |
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| Gets worn a bit |
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| Doesn't wear well |
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| Becomes unraveled |
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| Brawls |
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| Starts to unravel |
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| Unravels |
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| To-dos |
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| Ravels |
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| Wears away by usage, as cloth |
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| Shows wear |
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| Gets frazzled |
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| Melees |
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| Wears into shreds. |
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| Ravels. |
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| Wears by friction. |
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