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noun • stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen • an unchanging intonation • someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind • an aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote control • a pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone verb • make a monotonous low dull sound • talk in a monotonous voice | ||||
| 42% | 6 | A male bee whose task is to mate with the queen bee | ||
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| 28% | 15 | This family of birds includes species such as the European Bee-eater and the Blue-tailed Bee-eater. | ||
noun • bee-eaters | ||||
Finished Capturing Queen Bee
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DRONE which was last seen in the Telegraph Cryptic crossword.
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DRONE
Updated: September 1, 2025
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