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noun • either of two times of the year when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator and day and night are of equal length • (astronomy) either of the two celestial points at which the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic | ||||
| 30% | 8 | Word that started as a term for a mild autumn “goose summer” and later weaved its way into autumn’s fine floating spider silk; delicate cobwebs; or, airy diaphanous and floaty fabric | ||
noun • a gauze fabric with an extremely fine texture • filaments from a web that was spun by a spider adjective satellite • characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy • so thin as to transmit light | ||||
| 30% | 6 | Beast resembling a dragon with claws and a snake-like tail | ||
noun • a fire-breathing dragon used in medieval heraldry; had the head of a dragon and the tail of a snake and a body with wings and two legs | ||||
One Beast Like Another With No Tail In Spring Or Autumn
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EQUINOX which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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EQUINOX
Updated: October 14, 2023
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