Fundamentals that are both lousy and abrasive (5-6) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NITTYGRITTY Fundamentals that are both lousy and abrasive (5-6) (11)
6% EMERY Abrasive powder (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 15, 2025
6% OLLIE Fundamental skateboard jump (5) LA Times Daily Oct 14, 2025
6% SCOUR Clean abrasively (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 13, 2025
6% BACKTOBASICS Approach that emphasizes fundamentals (12) LA Times Daily Oct 12, 2025
6% NITS Lousy little things (4) The Atlantic Oct 10, 2025
6% ABCS Fundamentals (4) Newsday Oct 5, 2025
6% GRAZE Skin abrasion (5) The Times Concise Oct 4, 2025
6% CENTRAL Fundamental (7) (7) Mirror Quick Sep 11, 2025
6% BASIC Fundamental (5) Newsday Sep 1, 2025
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