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| 99% | 4 | Exact Match! | ||
noun • rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads | ||||
| 40% | 6 | Emblems or episemons; brooches charged with said insignias; distinctive facial features of brocks, hence said burrowers’ common name; or, distinguishing marks generally | ||
noun • an emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.) • any feature that is regarded as a sign of status (a particular power or quality or rank) verb • put a badge on | ||||
| 30% | 9 | To retreat to a rural retreat from city life | ||
verb • live in the country and lead a rustic life • send to the country • suspend temporarily from college or university, in England • give (stone) a rustic look • lend a rustic character to | ||||
Block Brocks Retreat
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SETT which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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SETT
Updated: October 14, 2023
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