Verbal barbs Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Verbal barbs last seen in USA Today 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 GIBES.

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3 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
GIBES Verbal barbs (5) USA Today Sep 18, 2017
JIBES Verbal barbs (5)
NEEDLINGS Verbal barbs (9)

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