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noun • shrub with terminal tufts of elongated leaves used locally for thatching and clothing; thick sweet roots are used as food; tropical southeastern Asia, Australia and Hawaii • a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite • the syllable naming the seventh (subtonic) note of any musical scale in solmization | ||||
| 28% | 4 | Something to scratch in thought ... that's found in "scratch in thought" | ||
noun • the Chinese dynasty (from 246 BC to 206 BC) that established the first centralized imperial government and built much of the Great Wall | ||||
| 27% | 6 | Scratch | ||
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TIS which was last seen in the New York Times NYT crossword.
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TIS
Updated: August 16, 2025
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