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noun • any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water • a mixture of soluble salts found in arid soils and some bodies of water; detrimental to agriculture | ||||
| 38% | 7 | Partly black and partly white | ||
adjective satellite • having two colors | ||||
| 38% | 9 | Partly divine and partly human | ||
noun • a legendary Sumerian king who was the hero of an epic collection of mythic stories | ||||
Chemical Thats Partly Chalk A Little Soft
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ALKALI which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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ALKALI
Updated: October 14, 2023
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1 | A chalk-like stick of pigment; a work of art created with such a crayon; a soft or muted colour such as baby blue, duck egg, lavender, peach or powder pink; or, woad
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2 | Chalk
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24 Aug 1979 | New York Times / 24 Aug 1979 |
3 | Named after the Latin word for 'chalk', due to the high amount of chalk deposits | |
4 | Partly black and partly white | |
5 | Partly electronic and partly human
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02 Apr 2011 | The Guardian Quick / 02 Apr 2011 |
6 | Something that's partly good and partly bad
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12 Sep 2023 | The Guardian Quick / 12 Sep 2023 |
7 | Unnatural desire to eat chalk, ashes, etc.
New York Times -
03 Oct 1980 | New York Times / 03 Oct 1980 |
