This Country Dweller Let Loose Is Apt To Snap Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is BRITTLE which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: BRITTLE

Updated: October 14, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood

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Rank		Letters	Answer	Clue
1	99%	7		Exact Match!
2	41%	6		To slip or let go one's hold of; to let loose; to release; to free.
3	36%	9		Apt to snap

We think the answer is "BRITTLE" which means:

noun

• Caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets

adjective satellite

• Having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped
• Lacking warmth and generosity of spirit
• (of metal or glass) not annealed and consequently easily cracked or fractured

adjective

• Inflexible, liable to break or snap easily under stress or pressure.
• Not physically tough or tenacious; apt to break or crumble when bending.
• Said of rocks and minerals with a conchoidal fracture; capable of being knapped or flaked.
• Emotionally fragile, easily offended.
• Diabetes that is characterized by dramatic swings in blood sugar level.

An example sentence would be:

• "The dry leaves were brittle and crumbled under my feet."
• "My grandmother's bones became brittle as she aged."

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Source	#Number	Answer
The Guardian Cryptic02 Aug 2004	Across 14
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	Clue	Source
1	"Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow" composer New York Times - 02 Oct 2005	New York Times / 02 Oct 2005
2	Apt to snap New York Times - 31 May 2003	New York Times / 31 May 2003
3	Apt to snap
4	Apt to snap back? New York Times - 28 Oct 2005	New York Times / 28 Oct 2005
5	Snap a snap on, say New York Times - 08 Apr 2011	New York Times / 08 Apr 2011
6	To slip or let go one's hold of; to let loose; to release; to free.
7	[Snap snap] New York Times - 29 Jul 2010	New York Times / 29 Jul 2010

Frangible
Easily fractured
Nutty confection
Peanut candy
Easy to break
Like objects dipped in liquid nitrogen
Easily snapped
Easily broken
Peanutty candy

Type of toffee made with nuts
Hard confectionery made with nuts
Peanut __ (crunchy candy)
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UK citizen stands by Labour leader boxed in by Trotskyite extremes, likely to snap
Type of hard toffee
Meaning fragile or easily snapped, a nougatine-like confection of almond/peanuts set in caramelised sugar, cracked before serving
French cheese sandwiches dry, large and fragile
Fragile

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