Dead skin around the fingernail (7) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CUTICLE Dead skin around the fingernail (7) (7)
7% HARDENER Fingernail-strengthening polish (8) Eugene Sheffer Oct 6, 2025
7% CLAWS Long fingernails (5) Commuter Oct 4, 2025
7% MANI Fingernail treatment, for short (4) USA Today Oct 1, 2025
7% CUTICLES Units of dead skin at the base of fingernails (8) Family Time Jun 7, 2015
6% HES "___ dead, Jim" (3) The Atlantic Oct 9, 2025
6% STIFF Dead formidable (5) The Times Cryptic Oct 9, 2025
6% DERMO "Skin" prefix (5) Newsday Oct 5, 2025
6% PORE Skin opening (4) USA Today Oct 5, 2025
6% GRAZE Skin abrasion (5) The Times Concise Oct 4, 2025
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