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noun • wading birds of warm regions having long slender down-curved bills | ||||
| 37% | 7 | Fewer characters than 5 taking equipment aboard public transport | ||
noun • a word that is written with three letters in an alphabetic writing system | ||||
| 28% | 5 | Deserving fewer stars (than) | ||
adjective • (comparative of `bad') inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability • changed for the worse in health or fitness noun • something inferior in quality or condition or effect adverb • (comparative of `ill') in a less effective or successful or desirable manner | ||||
Bird One Taking Fewer Than 26
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IBIS which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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IBIS
Updated: October 14, 2023
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| The Guardian Cryptic21 Dec 2012 | Across 27 | |
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