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noun • a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general | ||||
| 29% | 6 | Structure similar to a nut but not a true nut | ||
noun • small dry indehiscent fruit with the seed distinct from the fruit wall | ||||
| 29% | 7 | Group of woody plants characterized by their fruit being a nut or winged nut | ||
noun • an order of dicotyledonous trees of the subclass Hamamelidae | ||||
Military Type Sounds Like A Nut
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COLONEL which was last seen in the Telegraph Cryptic crossword.
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COLONEL
Updated: September 1, 2025
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