Sticks with muscles, not bone Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Sticks with muscles, not bone last seen in Guardian Cryptic 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 GLUES.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% GLUES Sticks with muscles, not bone (5) The Guardian Cryptic Jun 2, 2023
9% TENDON Muscle-bone connector (6) Premier Sunday Sep 21, 2025
9% SINEW Muscle-bone connector (5) LA Times Daily Sep 1, 2025
9% TENDONS Muscle-bone connectors (7) Commuter Aug 21, 2025
9% ORTHO Muscle-and-bone doc (5) New York Times Aug 14, 2025
8% STONES Partner of sticks, in metaphorical bone breaking (6) The Atlantic Oct 7, 2025
7% ABS Tummy muscles (3) Eugene Sheffer Oct 18, 2025
7% KNIT Mend, as bones (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 16, 2025
7% SPASMS Muscle contractions (6) USA Today Oct 13, 2025
7% TIBIA Leg bone (5) Eugene Sheffer Oct 10, 2025

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