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noun • something that causes irritation and annoyance • a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf • a Germanic character of runic origin | ||||
| 34% | 10 | Birds that have three toes pointing forward and one pointing backward | ||
noun • a bird with feet adapted for perching (as on tree branches); this order is now generally abandoned by taxonomists | ||||
| 34% | 6 | Characteristic of a bird's foot, with three forward-pointing toes and one backward-pointing toe | ||
adjective satellite • of a leaf shape; having radiating lobes, each deeply cleft or divided • having or resembling a foot | ||||
Needle Pointing North Is Faulty
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THORN which was last seen in the The Guardian Quiptic crossword.
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THORN
Updated: October 15, 2023
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