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It's a prickly thing, backbone (5) Crossword Clue
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| Rank | Answer | Length | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98% | SPINE It's a prickly thing, backbone (5) | (5) | ||
| 83% | SPINAL Of the backbone (6) | (6) | Puzzler | Dec 2, 2025 |
| 79% | CACTI Prickly plants | (5) | Thomas Joseph | Jan 6, 2026 |
| 79% | BRIAR Prickly shrub | (5) | Puzzler Backwords | Dec 11, 2025 |
| 79% | LEEK *Ship's backbone | (4) | Universal | Nov 7, 2025 |
| 79% | KEELS Boat backbones | (5) | Wall Street Journal | Nov 6, 2025 |
| 76% | KEEL Backbone of a ship (anagram of "leek") | (4) | ||
| 76% | CACTUS Prickly desert plant | (6) | ||
| 76% | ACANTHUS Prickly plant | (8) | The Times Sunday Concise | Nov 23, 2025 |
| 76% | BUR Prickly seedcase | (3) | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | Nov 20, 2025 |
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