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verb • (of an aperture, lens or door) To open or close in the manner of an iris. adjective • Having colors like those of the rainbow; iridescent. | ||||
| 28% | 4 | Goddess whose name is given poetically to the rainbow; a coloured part of the eye; a purple or yellow “fleur-de-lis”; or, a rainbow quartz | ||
noun • plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals • muscular diaphragm that controls the size of the pupil which in turn controls the amount of light that enters the eye; it forms the colored portion of the eye • diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening | ||||
| 26% | 15 | Pre-Rainbow Nation province in six-colour rainbow condition? | ||
noun • a province in central South Africa that was colonized by the Boers; named Free State in 1997 | ||||
I Go Up And Down For A Start Like A Rainbow
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IRISED which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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IRISED
Updated: October 14, 2023
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