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Extinguishes A Candle Flame And Passes On

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99%8SNUFFSITExact Match!
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46%6Extinguishes a candle
noun

• the charred portion of a candlewick

• a pinch of smokeless tobacco inhaled at a single time

• finely powdered tobacco for sniffing up the nose

• sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose

adjective satellite

• snuff colored; of a greyish to yellowish brown

verb

• sniff or smell inquiringly

• inhale (something) through the nose

40%9Extinguishes, as a flame
noun

• a crushing remark

• an electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal becomes weaker than the noise

verb

• suppress or crush completely

• make a sucking sound

• walk through mud or mire

• to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition

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The Guardian Cryptic23 Aug 2010 Across 25 SNUFFSIT
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