Grating Crossword Clue

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GRID
4 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Crossword diagramCrossword Clue
Electrical networkCrossword Clue
Basic street layoutCrossword Clue
Good, clear frameworkCrossword Clue
You hope to fill this upCrossword Clue
Network held no protective clothingCrossword Clue
Part of a crossword that gets filled inCrossword Clue

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HARSH
5 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Overly toughCrossword Clue
ScathingCrossword Clue
Like some criticism and winter weatherCrossword Clue
SevereCrossword Clue
Excessively negative, as criticismCrossword Clue
"You're being really critical"Crossword Clue
Rather severeCrossword Clue
AbrasiveCrossword Clue
InhospitableCrossword Clue

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RASPY
5 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Like Dylan’s voiceCrossword Clue
HoarseCrossword Clue
Coarse-soundingCrossword Clue
Like the voice of Joan Jett or Janis JoplinCrossword Clue
Rough, in a wayCrossword Clue
Like a rough-sounding voiceCrossword Clue
Like Melissa Etheridge's voiceCrossword Clue
Rough-soundingCrossword Clue
Like voices after a loud partyCrossword Clue

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STRIDENT
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Loud and gratingCrossword Clue
Grating fifth of cheese, sharp objectCrossword Clue
Second weapon gratingCrossword Clue
Screeching of small missileCrossword Clue
Thrilled about muck-up? That's harsh!Crossword Clue
Thrilled about muck-up? Thats harsh!Crossword Clue
Dispatched rubbish back through gratingCrossword Clue
Point weapon? That's harsh!Crossword Clue
ShrillCrossword Clue
Grating bit of Stilton with big forkCrossword Clue

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GRILLE
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Merely cosmetic feature of some electric vehiclesCrossword Clue
Car part between the headlightsCrossword Clue
Distinctive BMW featureCrossword Clue
Metal frameworkCrossword Clue
Radiator coverCrossword Clue
Screen in restaurant close to homeCrossword Clue
Grating last of cheese to go under cookerCrossword Clue
Screen in restaurant on baseCrossword Clue
Screen reporters question thoroughlyCrossword Clue
Cook needs the last of cheese gratingCrossword Clue

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ABRASIVE
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Apt to scratch items of clothing I have, source of annoyance initiallyCrossword Clue
Rough area fearless one's turned intoCrossword Clue
A British party is caught after doing a U-turn, sharpCrossword Clue
Rough verse being penned in A Representation of SerbiaCrossword Clue
Ones held back by a stout gratingCrossword Clue
When describing supporter this compilers harshCrossword Clue
Scratchy — harshCrossword Clue
One bar's busy and one's roughCrossword Clue
One bars busy and ones roughCrossword Clue
IrritatingCrossword Clue

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COARSE
6 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
RoughCrossword Clue
Rough-texturedCrossword Clue
Not fineCrossword Clue
Like stubbleCrossword Clue
Not smoothCrossword Clue
Not fine-grainedCrossword Clue
Having a rough textureCrossword Clue
Like sandpaperCrossword Clue
ChurlishCrossword Clue

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HOARSE
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Like a voice after karaoke nightCrossword Clue
Having said too much, perhapsCrossword Clue
CroakyCrossword Clue
Like fervent fans at the Kentucky Derby, punnily enoughCrossword Clue
All shouted out, maybeCrossword Clue
Like a voice after too much shoutingCrossword Clue
HuskyCrossword Clue
RaspyCrossword Clue
Sounding roughCrossword Clue
That which neighs loudly, being gravellyCrossword Clue

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IRKSOME
7 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Tedious far side of Stromboli, disruptive smokerCrossword Clue
VexatiousCrossword Clue
GallingCrossword Clue
Terrible risk on ouse, infuriatingCrossword Clue
Annoying — tediousCrossword Clue
Old tax office work finally getting a little tediousCrossword Clue
TryingCrossword Clue
Problem announced by Irish king is exasperatingCrossword Clue
AnnoyingCrossword Clue

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RASPING
7 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
Snake in loop making a grating soundCrossword Clue
Harsh sound when something poisonous is swallowedCrossword Clue
HarshCrossword Clue
Snake in coil making harsh noisesCrossword Clue

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CAWS
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Crow callsCrossword Clue
Crow callsCrossword Clue
Crow criesCrossword Clue
Ravens' callsCrossword Clue
Harsh criesCrossword Clue
Crow criesCrossword Clue
Sounds from crowsCrossword Clue
Cornfield criesCrossword Clue
Crow's cacophonyCrossword Clue
Crow soundsCrossword Clue

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CREAK
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Old floorboard soundCrossword Clue
Intruder’s giveawayCrossword Clue
Sound from an old floorboardCrossword Clue
Haunted house soundCrossword Clue
Haunted house soundCrossword Clue
Sound from an old staircaseCrossword Clue
Floorboard soundCrossword Clue
Loose floorboard soundCrossword Clue
Floorboard soundCrossword Clue
Sound like an old floorboardCrossword Clue

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LATTICE
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Trellis, sayCrossword Clue
Grid patternCrossword Clue
Window fitted in colossal attic extensionCrossword Clue
Large storage site close to telephone networkCrossword Clue
Crystalline structureCrossword Clue
Tactile, round sort of windowCrossword Clue
Crisscross pie crust patternCrossword Clue
Current contained by broken cattle gridCrossword Clue
Jerk splitting new trellisCrossword Clue
Jerk breaks into new garden structureCrossword Clue

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RASPER
6 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
Gravelly voiced sortCrossword Clue
Sugarcane-scraping machineCrossword Clue
Gravelly voiced speakerCrossword Clue

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RASPS
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Filing toolsCrossword Clue
IrritatesCrossword Clue
Speaks hoarselyCrossword Clue
Shop class toolsCrossword Clue
Speaks hoarselyCrossword Clue
Coarse filesCrossword Clue
Files that can't be openedCrossword Clue
Has a grate voice?Crossword Clue
Scraping toolsCrossword Clue
Talks like Tom WaitsCrossword Clue

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ROMANA
6 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
Pax ___Crossword Clue
Restraint maintained by pro sent up in novelCrossword Clue
Pax ___Crossword Clue
Pax -- (uneasy peace)Crossword Clue

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ROMANO
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Pecorino ___ (cheese)Crossword Clue
Pecorino ___ cheeseCrossword Clue
Ray on one's TVCrossword Clue
Italian-style cheeseCrossword Clue
Pecorino ___ cheeseCrossword Clue
Parmesan alternativeCrossword Clue
Trattoria toppingCrossword Clue
Asiago alternativeCrossword Clue
Sharp Italian cheeseCrossword Clue
Pecorino ___ (salty cheese)Crossword Clue

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SQUEAK
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Narrow squeal?Crossword Clue
Sound a little rusty, maybeCrossword Clue
Evidently need oil pipeCrossword Clue
Tumultuous quakes making a high-pitched soundCrossword Clue
Close shaveCrossword Clue
Special rule ignored by Quaker playing pipeCrossword Clue
The smallest amount give a high-pitched cryCrossword Clue
Content of bisque? A kitchen-maids to tellCrossword Clue
a narrow marginCrossword Clue
See 5Crossword Clue

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HORSEVOICE
10 Letters

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IRON
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Hemoglobin componentCrossword Clue
Part of a press kit?Crossword Clue
(Cast-[?) Maiden]Crossword Clue
Its symbol is FeCrossword Clue
Metal device Apple might make for Reagan?Crossword Clue
Press clothingCrossword Clue
Waffle ___Crossword Clue
FeCrossword Clue
Magnetic materialCrossword Clue
(Wrought [?)clad]Crossword Clue

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SCRATCHY
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Like an old recordCrossword Clue
PeevishCrossword Clue
Raspy, like a voiceCrossword Clue
Remove unknown abrasiveCrossword Clue
Son's intro to record, memorable without being irritatingCrossword Clue
Sons intro to record, memorable without being irritatingCrossword Clue
Like 78 yachts at sea rounding Costa RicaCrossword Clue
Not playing well after scoring?Crossword Clue
Like a hair shirt? Remove yours at the outsetCrossword Clue
Reticent about Conservative traitor, about to become irritableCrossword Clue

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GRAVELLY
8 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
___ Hill, home to Birmingham's Spaghetti JunctionCrossword Clue
Husky, shaking off lead, plunged into meat sauceCrossword Clue
Husky seriously swallows head of lettuceCrossword Clue

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PARMESAN
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Substitute for Pecorino RomanoCrossword Clue
Cheese on spaghetti aglio e olioCrossword Clue
Freshly grated cheese at a trattoriaCrossword Clue
Ingredient used in Italian cookingCrossword Clue
Standard beginning to slip in average cheeseCrossword Clue
A hard cheese - or dialect - from northern ItalyCrossword Clue
Standard names for melting cheeseCrossword Clue
Secretary gets SLR finally, chaps coming round mostly say cheeseCrossword Clue
Spaghetti sprinklingCrossword Clue
Spare man ordered this to go on pasta perhapsCrossword Clue

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AJAR
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Inviting to a burglar, maybeCrossword Clue
Slightly open, as a doorCrossword Clue
Letting in light, as a doorCrossword Clue
Somewhat openCrossword Clue
Very partially openCrossword Clue
Slightly openCrossword Clue
Cracked, sayCrossword Clue
Slightly openCrossword Clue
A container not properly closedCrossword Clue
Slightly openCrossword Clue

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PORTCULLIS
10 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Keep barrier in harbour - copper is checking linesCrossword Clue
Grating remark added to letter about criminal court badly set upCrossword Clue
Grating remark added to letter about criminal court badly set upCrossword Clue
Keep barrier in island on hold, and gather withinCrossword Clue
It bars the entrance to unwanted visitorsCrossword Clue
Left on board, gather ones entry may be barred by thisCrossword Clue
Gather below Dover perhaps is castle entranceCrossword Clue
Left is holding thinning out operation which blocks entrantsCrossword Clue
Removal of creatures from harbour is a defensive measureCrossword Clue
Surplus selection is kept under wine bar on the way inCrossword Clue

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ROUGH
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
UnevenCrossword Clue
ApproximateCrossword Clue
Thick grass alongside fairwayCrossword Clue
UnrefinedCrossword Clue
Like sandpaperCrossword Clue
Crude sketch of bird, were toldCrossword Clue
BumpyCrossword Clue
Crude collar discussedCrossword Clue
Like the morning after an all-night partyCrossword Clue
Where a slice might goCrossword Clue

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GRIMACED
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Network admits staff looked in painCrossword Clue
Reacted to painCrossword Clue
Old weapon in framework had ugly appearanceCrossword Clue
"Im aboard; Grace Darling initially pulled a face "Crossword Clue
Stern expert and daughter gave a scowlCrossword Clue
Looked disgusted, given ghastly publicity about churchCrossword Clue
Looked disgusted, given ghastly publicity about churchCrossword Clue
Pulled a face, seeing club surrounded by gratingCrossword Clue
Stern got a good score, and looked painedCrossword Clue
Showed discomfortCrossword Clue

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TRACKS
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Follows closelyCrossword Clue
Keeps an eye onCrossword Clue
Symbolic socioeconomic dividerCrossword Clue
Pursues with bloodhoundsCrossword Clue
Limited support?Crossword Clue
Time frames for coursesCrossword Clue
Time frames for coursesCrossword Clue
Dogs making footprints in the snow?Crossword Clue
Racecourses — dogsCrossword Clue
Train baseCrossword Clue

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ROUGHER
7 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
Not so gentleCrossword Clue
Less smooth make-up runs, hard to stopCrossword Clue
Less polishedCrossword Clue
Ladys applying much make-up with greater severityCrossword Clue
Not so smoothCrossword Clue

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RASP
4 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
FileCrossword Clue
Throaty voiceCrossword Clue
Scrape roughlyCrossword Clue
Gravelly voiceCrossword Clue
Scratchy toneCrossword Clue
Wood-shaping toolCrossword Clue
Grating noiseCrossword Clue
Filing toolCrossword Clue
Scratchy voiceCrossword Clue

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DISCORDANT
10 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
ID cards not to be distributed without agreementCrossword Clue
ID cards not in order? That's harshCrossword Clue
Raucous rave gatecrashed by daughter after danceCrossword Clue
Inharmonious gig with records delivered finally in raveCrossword Clue
Off-keyCrossword Clue

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DOVER
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
First State capitalCrossword Clue
Capital founded by William PennCrossword Clue
Strait of ___, narrowest part of the English ChannelCrossword Clue
State capital founded by William PennCrossword Clue
Delaware's capitalCrossword Clue
Beach on which Matthew Arnold heard the pebbles' 'grating roar'?Crossword Clue
Port director finished [CAK]ECrossword Clue
First of developments above British portCrossword Clue
Drive through English portCrossword Clue
Start to despair having finished portCrossword Clue

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STRIDE
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Walk with long stepsCrossword Clue
StepCrossword Clue
Walk with confidenceCrossword Clue
Walk confidentlyCrossword Clue
Big stepCrossword Clue
Walk with long stepsCrossword Clue
Virtuous type to go on bike or walk?Crossword Clue
Virtuous type to go on bike or walk?Crossword Clue
Long stepCrossword Clue
Jazz piano style played by Fats Waller and Mary Lou WilliamsCrossword Clue

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DISCORDANCE
11 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Awful noise, rear of car in bump, say?Crossword Clue
Clash in nightclub hop involving rockers leaderCrossword Clue

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SCREECHY
8 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Church yard under rocks making a harsh soundCrossword Clue
Shrill native Americans getting through school yearCrossword Clue
Shrill South American native starts to call help, yellingCrossword Clue
Raucous Indian in school yardCrossword Clue
Harsh and shrillCrossword Clue
Harsh school unknown to admit certain native AmericansCrossword Clue
High-pitched cry she made, as insect got in, leaving stains all over the placeCrossword Clue

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Grating Crossword Clue

Showing 35 Matching Answers

GRID

7 RELATED CLUES

HARSH

9 RELATED CLUES

RASPY

9 RELATED CLUES

STRIDENT

10 RELATED CLUES

GRILLE

10 RELATED CLUES

ABRASIVE

10 RELATED CLUES

COARSE

9 RELATED CLUES

HOARSE

10 RELATED CLUES

IRKSOME

9 RELATED CLUES

RASPING

4 RELATED CLUES

CAWS

10 RELATED CLUES

CREAK

10 RELATED CLUES

LATTICE

10 RELATED CLUES

RASPER

3 RELATED CLUES

RASPS

10 RELATED CLUES

ROMANA

4 RELATED CLUES

ROMANO

10 RELATED CLUES

SQUEAK

10 RELATED CLUES

HORSEVOICE

IRON

10 RELATED CLUES

SCRATCHY

10 RELATED CLUES

GRAVELLY

3 RELATED CLUES

PARMESAN

10 RELATED CLUES

AJAR

10 RELATED CLUES

PORTCULLIS

10 RELATED CLUES

ROUGH

10 RELATED CLUES

GRIMACED

10 RELATED CLUES

TRACKS

10 RELATED CLUES

ROUGHER

5 RELATED CLUES

RASP

9 RELATED CLUES

DISCORDANT

5 RELATED CLUES

DOVER

10 RELATED CLUES

STRIDE

10 RELATED CLUES

DISCORDANCE

2 RELATED CLUES

SCREECHY

7 RELATED CLUES

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