Hard skin at the base of a fingernail (7) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CUTICLE Hard skin at the base of a fingernail (7) (7)
7% HIDE Hard fish skin (4) (4) The Sun Two Speed Mar 8, 2026
7% MANICURIST Salon's fingernail specialist (10) Newsday Feb 10, 2026
6% ASTONISH Villa's base amounts to hard floor (8) The Telegraph Toughie Feb 18, 2026
6% EASY Not hard (4) Commuter Feb 16, 2026
6% MANIS Fingernail services, briefly (5) Universal Dec 12, 2025
6% TALON Sharp fingernail, humorously (5) New York Times Dec 4, 2025
6% CUTICLES Units of dead skin at the base of fingernails (8) Family Time Jun 7, 2015
5% MASH Brewer's base (4) Wall Street Journal Mar 7, 2026
5% ROUX Sauce base (4) Commuter Mar 7, 2026
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