Crossword Genius

Use up nourishing food, apart from nut, being greedy (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

esurient

'greedy' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'use up nourishing food apart from nut' is the wordplay.
'up' is a reversal indicator (in down clue: letters go upwards).
'nourishing food' becomes 'nutrient' (food with good nutritional value).
'apart from' is a deletion indicator.
'use' reversed gives 'esu'.
'nutrient' with 'nut' taken out is 'rient'.
'esu'+'rient'='ESURIENT'

'being' is the link.

(Other definitions for esurient that I've seen before include "could eat a horse" , "Rapacious" , "Greedy; ensure it (anag.)" , "Hungry, greedy" , "Hungry; retinues (anag.)" .)

Hey! My name is Ross. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. Check out my app or learn more about the Crossword Genius project.