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
5% RANGY Called Yankee lanky (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 5, 2026
5% SCALP Skin covering the head (5) (5) Mirror Classic Dec 23, 2025
4% WRAP Cover (4) The Telegraph Quick Jan 4, 2026
4% RASH Skin eruption (4) The Times Concise Jan 2, 2026
4% DERMATITIS Inflammation of the skin (10) Puzzler Backwords Dec 28, 2025
4% URCHIN Dishevelled youth (6) The Times Concise Dec 26, 2025
4% PELT Animal skin (4) Commuter Dec 25, 2025
4% SNOWS Precipitates frozen flakes (5) Premier Sunday Dec 21, 2025
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