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noun • an assistant subject to the authority or control of another | ||||
| 35% | 10 | Emphasises what the hairdresser offers | ||
noun • the most interesting or memorable part • an area of lightness in a picture verb • move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent • apply a highlighter to one's cheeks or eyebrows in order to make them more prominent | ||||
| 35% | 4 | Word whose root, “bud, sprout, seed”, emphasises growth and development when referring to a micro-organism, plant embryo, shoot or other rudimentary thing | ||
noun • anything that provides inspiration for later work • a small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism • a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use | ||||
Emphasises If Good For English Servants
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UNDERLINGS which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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UNDERLINGS
Updated: October 14, 2023
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