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noun • a just detectable amount • an indication that something has been present • a suggestion of some quality • a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image • either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree • a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle verb • follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something • make a mark or lines on a surface • to go back over again • pursue or chase relentlessly • discover traces of • make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along • copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of • read with difficulty | ||||
| 30% | 8 | Gives a hint or hint of what is to come | ||
verb • indicate, as with a sign or an omen | ||||
| 28% | 9 | Providing a hint of what lies ahead | ||
noun • a foreboding about what is about to happen • a sign of something about to happen verb • indicate, as with a sign or an omen | ||||
Hint Pastime Essentially Comes Ahead Of Career
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TRACE which was last seen in the Telegraph Cryptic crossword.
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TRACE
Updated: September 1, 2025
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