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| 99% | 12 | Exact Match! | ||
noun • a wage scale that fluctuates in response to the cost-of-living index | ||||
| 32% | 6 | Slippery covering on a slippery dip | ||
noun • any of various thin shiny (savory or sweet) coatings applied to foods • a glossy finish on a fabric • a coating for ceramics, metal, etc. verb • coat with a glaze • become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance • furnish with glass • coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze | ||||
| 29% | 12 | Growing bit by bit | ||
adjective satellite • increasing by successive addition • marked by acquiring or amassing | ||||
More And More Bread On This Slippery Bit Of Fish
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SLIDINGSCALE which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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SLIDINGSCALE
Updated: October 14, 2023
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