Being abrasive, they put an edge on things (5) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HONES Being abrasive, they put an edge on things (5) (5)
7% EMERY Abrasive powder (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 15, 2025
7% SCOUR Clean abrasively (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 13, 2025
7% GRAZE Skin abrasion (5) The Times Concise Oct 4, 2025
6% DEFER Put off being freed indefinitely (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Nov 5, 2025
6% SIDE Edge (4) (4) Mirror Quick Nov 4, 2025
6% CURB Edge of the sidewalk (4) USA Today Nov 3, 2025
6% FUSSYEATER Child who refuses to put things away? (10) New York Times Nov 2, 2025
6% BRINK Edge (5) (5) Puzzler Oct 31, 2025
6% RIMS Edges of glasses (4) Commuter Oct 29, 2025
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