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| Letters | Answer | Clue | ||
| 99% | 14 | Exact Match! | ||
adjective • lacking in enterprise; not bold or venturesome | ||||
| 47% | 14 | Distinctive call sounds like a whistled peter-peter-peter | ||
noun • crested titmouse of eastern and midwestern United States | ||||
| 33% | 8 | Peter, Peter's vegetable | ||
noun • a coarse vine widely cultivated for its large pulpy round orange fruit with firm orange skin and numerous seeds; subspecies of Cucurbita pepo include the summer squashes and a few autumn squashes • usually large pulpy deep-yellow round fruit of the squash family maturing in late summer or early autumn | ||||
Fiddle Peter Is Running Thats Lacking In Initiative
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UNENTERPRISING which was last seen in the Telegraph Cryptic crossword.
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UNENTERPRISING
Updated: December 4, 2025
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