Burns, perhaps, under crusted skin's protective covering (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SCABBARD Burns, perhaps, under crusted skin's protective covering (8) (8)
86% PELMET Soup with crust of skin covering (6) (6) The Guardian Cryptic Nov 21, 2025
68% SCAB Protective crust over a healing wound (4) The Times Concise Oct 2, 2025
65% PEARL Skin diver's target, perhaps (5) The Washington Post Mini Nov 21, 2025
62% NET Protection from mosquitoes, perhaps (3)
62% SPLINTER It might get under your skin (8) Thomas Joseph Oct 1, 2025
62% ANNOY Get under someone's skin (5)
62% SCALP Skin on the head and under the hair (5) The Telegraph Plusword Aug 17, 2025
59% CRAVE Burn for (5) Newsday Nov 27, 2025
59% DEFEND Protect (6) The Telegraph Quick Nov 15, 2025
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