Protective crust over a healing wound Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Protective crust over a healing wound last seen in Times Concise puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SCAB.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SCAB Protective crust over a healing wound (4) The Times Concise Oct 2, 2025
3% CURE Heal (4) The Telegraph Quick Aug 14, 2025
3% POSSESSIVE Over-protective (10)
3% SCABS Protective crusts that form over cuts or wounds during healing (5) (5)
2% REIKI Japanese healing technique (5) Universal Oct 17, 2025
2% CRADLES Carries protectively (7) LA Times Daily Oct 16, 2025
2% UNBOWED Be wound round but not subdued (7) (7) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 16, 2025
2% AEGIS Protection (5) New York Times Oct 15, 2025
2% ARMOR Knight's protection (5) USA Today Oct 5, 2025
2% DEFENDS Protects (7) (7) Mirror Classic Oct 4, 2025

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