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Like sandpaper Crossword Clue

Last seen in: NYT Special · 2026-09-23

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(noun)

  1. the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short

(verb)

  1. prepare in preliminary or sketchy form

(adjective)

  1. not shaped by cutting or trimming
  2. having or caused by an irregular surface
  3. causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
  4. of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped

(adverb)

  1. with rough motion as over a rough surface
  2. with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly')

(adjective satellite)

  1. ready and able to resort to force or violence
  2. unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
  3. violently agitated and turbulent
  4. full of hardship or trials
  5. not quite exact or correct
  6. unkind or cruel or uncivil
  7. unpleasantly stern
  8. not perfected
  9. (of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse
  10. not carefully or expertly made

(noun)

  1. stiff paper coated with powdered emery or sand

(verb)

  1. rub with sandpaper

1 Potential Answers:

  • 99% match 5 letters
    ROUGH

    Like sandpaper (5)

    NYT Special · Sep 23, 2026

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