Broken jawbones from the Occident are stringy ones? Crossword Clue Answers on December 05, 2024
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Updated Dec 05, 2024
Broken jawbones from the Occident are stringy ones? Crossword Clue
Let’s find the answers to Broken jawbones from the Occident are stringy ones? for the December 05, 2024 edition of the crossword puzzle. Answer Contains 7 letters. Start with B and end with S, and the possible solutions are BABALAS, BABBLES, BANJOES.
Answer
The answer to the clue, Broken jawbones from the Occident are stringy ones? is BANJOES.
Explanation
The answer to the Broken jawbones from the Occident are stringy ones? is BANJOES.
The answer "BANJOES" is a cryptic crossword clue. In cryptic clues, the definition is often hidden in plain sight, while the rest of the clue leads to wordplay. The clue "Broken jawbones from the Occident are stringy ones?" can be broken down as follows: "Broken" signals an anagram, so "jawbones" needs to be rearranged.
"From the Occident" hints at the direction "west," commonly associated with "Occident." "Stringy ones" is the definition part, referring to objects with strings, like banjos, a type of string instrument. Rearranging "jawbones" and incorporating "west" gives us "BANJOES," which fits the clue both in definition and wordplay.
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