Hardbacks and paperbacks contain abrasive material (9) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SANDPAPER Hardbacks and paperbacks contain abrasive material (9) (9)
8% BOOK Paperback or hardback (4) (4) Mirror Classic Aug 20, 2025
7% BOOKSHOP Place selling paperbacks and hardbacks (8) (8) Mirror Classic Aug 12, 2025
6% EBOOK It's no paperback! (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 2, 2025
5% EMERY Abrasive powder (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 15, 2025
5% SCOUR Clean abrasively (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 13, 2025
5% ORES Forest contains raw materials (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Oct 11, 2025
5% GRAZE Skin abrasion (5) The Times Concise Oct 4, 2025
5% COALBIN Container for seamy material? (7) LA Times Daily Sep 27, 2025
5% DIMENOVEL Early paperback (9) USA Today Sep 5, 2025
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