Gathers bit by bit
The crossword clue "Gathers bit by bit" is answered by GLEANS, a 6-letter entry. Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1963. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus.
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GLEANS
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Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1963. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for GLEANS
Every other clue in this collection answered by GLEANS, most used first.
- Collects bit by bit - used 8 times, most recently in 2018
- Learns little by little - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
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