In need of brushing up — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 5–letter crossword clue “In need of brushing up”? This page covers its appearance in NYT Crossword on 20th July 2012. You can reveal the answer at your pace — one letter at a time or the whole word in one go. We also provide helpful extras where available: an AI-generated hint, a dictionary definition, other clues that share the same answer, and a jumbled-letters view for quick anagramming.
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The answer to “In need of brushing up” is RUSTY (5 letters).
We last saw “In need of brushing up” in NYT Crossword on 20th July 2012.
The 5-letter answer for “In need of brushing up” is RUSTY.
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