| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| crustated | covered with a crust also CRUSTATE |
| crustate | covered with a crust |
| crust | to cover or become covered with a crust |
| crusts | to cover or become covered with a crust |
| crusted | to cover or become covered with a crust |
| scab | to become covered with a crust over a healing wound |
| scabbed | SCAB, to become covered with a crust over a healing wound |
| scabs | SCAB, to become covered with a crust over a healing wound |
| scabbing | SCAB, to become covered with a crust over a healing wound |
| cryptogamic | (of a desert soil or surface crust) Covered with or consisting of a fragile black layer of cyanobacteria, mosses, and lichens, which is often important in preventing erosion |
