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"crunchy" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often crispy (6 letters).
Definitions
Firm and crisp when bitten or crushed.
Word origin
From crunch + -y. The slang sense is derived from the concept of crunchy granola.
Used in a sentence
“I put some lettuce in the burger to make it more crunchy.”
“Inspector: Well, don't you even take the bones out? Mr. Hilton: If we took the bones out, it wouldn't be crunchy, would it?”
“San Francisco was a very crunchy town.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Crisp when bitten”7 letters
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