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| 99% | 11 | Exact Match! | ||
noun • work of little or no value done merely to look busy verb • do useless, wasteful, or trivial work | ||||
| 30% | 9 | Did not get going when everyone else did | ||
verb • stay too long • surpass in staying power | ||||
| 29% | 8 | Someone capable of mind-to-mind communication or mind reading. | ||
noun • A person with telepathic ability, capable of reading the thoughts of others around them. verb • To communicate by thought; to use telepathy. | ||||
As Astonished Mind Did Admitting Working Party Worked Unnecessarily
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BOONDOGGLED which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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BOONDOGGLED
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