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Threadbare Crossword Answer

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WORN

(4 letters)

SHABBY

(6 letters)

MOTHEATEN

(9 letters)

FRAYED

(6 letters)

Helpful Hints

(adjective)
1. showing signs of wear and tear
2. dirty and infested with rats

Hint 2: Clue Definition

THREADBARE (adjective)
1. repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
2. having the nap worn away so that the threads show through

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

WORN
(4 letters)
SHABBY
(6 letters)
MOTHEATEN
(9 letters)
FRAYED
(6 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

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

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4. Commandment beginning

8. “Christina’s World” setting, familiarly

12. Loose-fitting smock

18. Demanding

20. Floor model proviso

21. Peruvian livestock

22. Losing a tail, say?

24. Light fighters

25. Woe is me!

26. Years and years

27. Bien-___ (beloved, in France)

28. Long in movies

29. Pet in the Darling household

30. Successful break-in of an impregnable vault, maybe?

35. Jigger and shaker, e.g.

37. Picks up

38. Spots for shots

39. Plant on the Arizona state quarter

42. Birth mo. of many Aquarians

43. Growler fill

44. Headhunter’s exclusive territory?

49. “La Vie en Rose” chanteuse

51. 360-degree skids

52. Inlet

53. Benz alternative

55. Bag contents when making rounds?

56. Boat with beasts

58. Probate matter

62. ___-Magnon

63. Charitable offering

64. Why you might skip to another entry in this puzzle?

66. Unwanted bump

67. Bro, say

68. Uncompromising leader

69. 300, to Augustus

70. Principle

71. Pep

74. What you saw while asleep?

76. Middle of England

77. Western author Zane

78. Responsibility of Uhura, Chekov and Sulu?

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84. Bail jumper’s action

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94. Monitors in an anger management clinic?

98. Pet in the Gale household

100. “The Fighting Soul” author Rabin-Havt

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102. Instrument often made of blackwood

103. Victim of bleaching

104. Caesar base

106. “1234,” e.g.?

110. Put up

111. “It’s like that, is it?”

112. Like a test that’s hard to cheat on

113. Trio in a Morse O

114. Anchor lines?

115. Look into, in a way

116. Web portal with an Outlook.com link

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1. Financial guru Suze

2. CRISPR research site

3. Vivarium resident

4. Punishing journey

5. Like Venus but not Mars

6. Their and my

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9. Basketry twigs

10. Question on returning

11. Invite

12. Surgical tools

13. Sleep ailment

14. Threshold item

15. Retort to a naysayer

16. Seussian purveyor of colorful food

17. Montaigne pieces

19. Starry overlooks?

21. Comply with

23. Facile

27. Yosemite photographer Adams

30. Sorcerer

31. Plant with arrow-shaped leaves

32. Line of clothing

33. Deets

34. Connecticut Ivy Leaguer

36. Delays

40. Item for people who don’t like to sit still

41. Lennon’s love

43. Member of the family Hominidae

44. Music box?

45. Like some hills and blackouts

46. Not once

47. Favored competitor

48. Dinero en México

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53. Pollen collector?

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56. Brasserie menu phrase

57. Mojito base

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60. "Abbott Elementary" airer

61. Salon offering, briefly

64. Turn on the waterworks?

65. Related

66. Pulled out all the stops

70. Ducks with colorful heads and wings

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73. Place to raise weighty matters?

75. Earth, in combinations

76. Irate

78. Like many after sneezing

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Threadbare Crossword Clue Q&A

When was Threadbare crossword clue used most recently?
- This clue was last seen in the August 21, 2026's WSJ Crossword.
What was the most recent answer for Threadbare crossword clue?
- The most recent answer for the clue is WORN
What is the 5-letter answer for Threadbare crossword clue?
- RATTY
When has Threadbare crossword clue been used historically?

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