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20 answers for: Silkworms, sort of (3)
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ILKSilkworms, sort of (3)
GUTFibrous substance extracted from silkworms used in the manufacture of fishing tackle (3)
TIE"Two silkworms were in a race. It ended in a ___" (punny joke)
ERIIndian silkworm
SERICULTUREThe rearing of silkworms for the production of raw silk (11)
MULBERRYTree of the genus Morus, whose leaves are the preferred source of food for silkworms (8)
COCOONProtective cover of silkworms, etc (6)
NERVESNever out of top silkworms or butterflies (6)
FLOSSThe downy fibres of maize or milkweed; the cover of a silkworm's cocoon; untwisted silk for embroidery; an ostrich feather; cotton candy; dental tape; or, fluff/fuzz generally (5)
THAISILKFiber produced by silkworms and sourced from neighbour of Cambodia
GALBRAITHPen name of the author who wrote The Cuckoo's Calling, The Silkworm and, most recently, Career of Ev
ROWLINGAuthor who wrote the Cormoran Strike trilogy comprising The Cuckoo's Calling, The Silkworm and Career of Evil under the pen name of Robert Galbraith (7)
MOTHSFormer silkworms
ERIASSilkworms
LRVAESilkworms, e.g.
ATIE"Two silkworms raced. They ended in ___."
TIEDHow two racing silkworms ended up?
LARVAEPressure from palaver about silkworms, perhaps (6)
ASSAMIndian state that breeds silkworms
TUSSORESSilkworms which produce a coarse, fawn-coloured silk