Answer:

threadbare

Answer	Crossword Clue
THREADBARE	Shabby
THREADBARE	Well-worn, as carpeting
THREADBARE	Ragged, as a garment

THREADBARE	Worn out, as a garment
THREADBARE	Worn
THREADBARE	Like the Cratchits' clothes
THREADBARE	Hackneyed
THREADBARE	Well-worn

Crossword

a puzzle consisting of a grid of squares and blanks into which words crossing vertically and horizontally are written according to clues.