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noun • abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light • the flash of light that accompanies an electric discharge in the atmosphere (or something resembling such a flash); can scintillate for a second or more | ||||
| 38% | 4 | Non-striker backs up, but striker's fifth out | ||
noun • someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike • the crustlike surface of a healing skin lesion verb • form a scab • take the place of work of someone on strike | ||||
| 26% | 7 | Striker in a cricket match | ||
noun • (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting | ||||
Flashy Sort Of Striker
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LIGHTNING which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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LIGHTNING
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