| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| STALE | Hard, as bread |
| STALE | Too hard, as bread |
| STALES | Gets hard, as bread |
| STALES | Becomes hard and dry, as bread |
| crust | hard outer layer, as of bread |
| crusted | hard outer layer, as of bread |
| crusts | hard outer layer, as of bread |
| rusk | hard crisp bread originally used as ship's stores |
| rusks | hard crisp bread originally used as ship's stores |
| hardtack | Hard dry bread or biscuit, esp. as rations for sailors |
