Soaks up barbs so cruelly applied (7) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ABSORBS Soaks up barbs so cruelly applied (7) (7)
6% BASKS Soaks up the sun (5) USA Today Nov 4, 2025
6% ABSORB Soak up (6) The Telegraph Quick Oct 28, 2025
6% SOP Soak (up) (3) Eugene Sheffer Oct 16, 2025
5% SLOW Apply the brakes (4) USA Today Nov 4, 2025
5% SATURATE Soak (8) (8) Mirror Classic Nov 3, 2025
5% HARSH Cruelly severe (5) Commuter Oct 31, 2025
5% IRONIC Cruelly coincidental (6) Puzzler Backwords Oct 30, 2025
5% INSULTS Verbal barbs (7) Universal Oct 24, 2025
5% BASK Really soak up some rays, maybe (4) The Atlantic Oct 19, 2025
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