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noun • venomous Asiatic and African elapid snakes that can expand the skin of the neck into a hood | ||||
| 32% | 6 | Slippery covering on a slippery dip | ||
noun • any of various thin shiny (savory or sweet) coatings applied to foods • a glossy finish on a fabric • a coating for ceramics, metal, etc. verb • coat with a glaze • become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance • furnish with glass • coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze | ||||
| 26% | 7 | A type of automobile produced by the British company Morgan Motor Company | ||
noun • United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881) • United States biologist who formulated the chromosome theory of heredity (1866-1945) • a Welsh buccaneer who raided Spanish colonies in the West Indies for the English (1635-1688) • soldier in the American Revolution who defeated the British in the battle of Cowpens, South Carolina (1736-1802) • United States financier and philanthropist (1837-1913) • an American breed of small compact saddle horses | ||||
British Company First To Encounter A Slippery Character
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COBRA which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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COBRA
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