Grating Crossword Clue

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Grating Crossword Answer

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GRILL

(5 letters)

HARSH

(5 letters)

GRID

(4 letters)

RASPY

(5 letters)

IRKSOME

(7 letters)

Helpful Hints

(adjective)
1. of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f’, `s’, `z’, or `th’ in both `thin’ and `then’)
2. unpleasantly loud and harsh

Hint 2: Clue Definition

GRATING (adjective)
1. unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
GRATING (noun)
1. optical device consisting of a surface with many parallel grooves in it; disperses a beam of light (or other electromagnetic radiation) into its wavelengths to produce its spectrum
2. a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

GRILL
(5 letters)
HARSH
(5 letters)
GRID
(4 letters)
RASPY
(5 letters)
IRKSOME
(7 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
TRIDENTS

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Down

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