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| 99% | 12 | Exact Match! | ||
noun • a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory | ||||
| 32% | 5 | Important politician, one ranked moderately highly | ||
adjective • of greater importance or stature or rank • greater in scope or effect • greater in number or size or amount • of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes • (of a scale or mode) having half steps between the third and fourth degrees and the seventh and eighth degrees • of greater seriousness or danger • of full legal age noun • a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain • British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943) • a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject • the principal field of study of a student at a university adjective satellite • of the elder of two boys with the same family name verb • have as one's principal field of study | ||||
| 29% | 8 | Word, from “little net”, for a woman’s historical beaded embroidered but most importantly netted “indispensable” that was a precursor to the modern handbag | ||
noun • a woman's drawstring handbag; usually made of net or beading or brocade; used in 18th and 19th centuries • a network of fine lines, dots, cross hairs, or wires in the focal plane of the eyepiece of an optical instrument | ||||
Cloth Handbag At First Could Be Ranked Most Important
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HANDKERCHIEF which was last seen in the The Guardian Quiptic crossword.
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HANDKERCHIEF
Updated: October 15, 2023
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