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noun • a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink • destructive diseases of plants (especially cereal grasses) caused by fungi that produce black powdery masses of spores • any fungus of the order Ustilaginales • an offensive or indecent word or phrase • creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire verb • make obscene • stain with a dirty substance, such as soot • become affected with smut • affect with smut or mildew, as of a crop such as corn | ||||
| 37% | 4 | Remove coarseness, as of flour | ||
verb • move as if through a sieve • separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements • check and sort carefully • distinguish and separate out | ||||
| 30% | 11 | Recorded and popularized the song 'Turn! Turn! Turn!' | ||
noun • United States folk singer who was largely responsible for the interest in folk music in the 1960s (born in 1919) | ||||
Coarseness Makes Stomachs Turn
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SMUT which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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SMUT
Updated: October 14, 2023
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