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Tails Of Qs Crossword Clue
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KERNS which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
KERNS
Updated: October 10, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood
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About This Clues Answer
We think the answer is "KERNS" which means:
- noun
- • A corn; grain; kernel.
- • The last handful or sheaf reaped at the harvest.
- • The harvest home.
- • Any part of a letter which extends into the space used by another letter.
- • A light-armed foot soldier of the ancient militia of ireland and scotland; in archaic contexts often used as a term of contempt.
- • A boor; a low person.
- • An idler; a vagabond.
- • A churn.
- • A mill for grinding corn, especially a hand-mill made of two circular stones. verb
- • (chiefly proportional font printing) to adjust the horizontal space between selected pairs of letters (characters or glyphs); to perform such adjustments to a portion of text, according to preset rules.
An example sentence would be:
- • "She kerns the letters in her graphic design project."
- • "The typographer meticulously kerns every character in the font."
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Clue Last Found In...
| Source | #Number | Answer |
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| New York Times17 Apr 1984 | Across 47 | |
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