Flaking skin covering another lanky youth principally (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SCALY Flaking skin covering another lanky youth principally (5) (5)
6% SCURF Flakes of dead skin (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 12, 2025
4% ADONIS Beautiful youth (6) (6) Mirror Quick Nov 26, 2025
4% LACERATED Tore (the skin) (9) Puzzler Backwords Nov 24, 2025
4% SCAR Skin mark (4) Universal Nov 24, 2025
4% OWE Be in debt to another (3)
4% PORE Skin opening (4) Wall Street Journal Nov 22, 2025
4% PELMET Soup with crust of skin covering (6) (6) The Guardian Cryptic Nov 21, 2025
4% BASKS Lounges bare, principally, and poses (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 20, 2025
4% ITCHES Skin irritations (6) The Times Concise Nov 19, 2025
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