The French hate cooking that's ready on the outside and tough Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LEATHERY The French hate cooking that's ready on the outside and tough (8) The Guardian Cryptic May 25, 2022
7% SUNBATHE Cook outside? (8) New York Times Oct 23, 2025
6% UGH "Hate it!" (3) LA Times Daily Oct 26, 2025
5% CRATED Ready to ship (6) Wall Street Journal Nov 8, 2025
5% ABHOR Really hate (5) USA Today Nov 6, 2025
5% ABLE "Ready, willing, and ___" (4)
5% OHNO "I hate that for you" (4) The Atlantic Nov 2, 2025
5% ARE "___ you ready for this?" (3)
5% ARMED Ready to fight (5) Eugene Sheffer Oct 31, 2025
5% CHEF Cook (4) Puzzler Backwords Oct 30, 2025

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