Starts to slough hard exterior, discarding skin Crossword Clue

Last Seen in:

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Starts to slough hard exterior, discarding skin last seen in Telegraph Toughie 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SHEDS.

Today's Mini Crossword

Like NYT Mini, but free. Forever. No playwall.

See results below advertisement

Crossword Answer For Starts to slough hard exterior, discarding skin:

You can click on thetiles to reveal letter by letter before uncovering the full solution.

advertisement

40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SHEDS Starts to slough hard exterior, discarding skin (5) The Telegraph Toughie Sep 13, 2018
5% OUTER Exterior (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 27, 2025
5% PEEL Plantain's exterior (4) USA Today Dec 27, 2025
5% THROWOUT Discard (8) Newsday Dec 21, 2025
5% LITHE Flexible movement of snake sloughing skin (5) The Times Cryptic Dec 18, 2025
5% SHED Slough (4) The Telegraph Quick Oct 18, 2025
4% ACNE Skin condition (4) Universal Jan 9, 2026
4% ZIT Skin blemish (3) LA Times Daily Jan 7, 2026
4% DUMP Discard (rubbish) (4) The Times Concise Jan 6, 2026
4% BIN Discard unceremoniously (3) The Times Concise Jan 5, 2026

Last appeared together with the following clues in Telegraph Toughie puzzle

Starts to slough hard exterior, discarding skin Crossword Clue
Stay up-to-date with our updates!
Explore your favorite daily puzzles and get quick tips, find missing answers to complete your crossword.
CW alt logo

Fresh Clues From Recent Puzzles

Your Crossword Clues FAQ Guide

We found 40 solutions for Starts to slough hard exterior, discarding skin. The top solutions are determined by popularity, ratings and frequency of searches. The most likely answer for the clue is SHEDS.

With crossword-solver.io you will find 40 solutions. We use historic puzzles to find the best matches for your question. We add many new clues on a daily basis.

With our crossword solver search engine you have access to over 7 million clues. You can narrow down the possible answers by specifying the number of letters it contains. We found more than 40 answers for Starts to slough hard exterior, discarding skin.