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noun • a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle; used to stir or serve or take up food • as much as a spoon will hold • formerly a golfing wood with an elevated face verb • scoop up or take up with a spoon • snuggle and lie in a position where one person faces the back of the others | ||||
| 65% | 8 | A cowboy/girl or cattle-herder; an animal handler/trainer on a film set; a noisy disputant; or, one who has gained first-class honours in the mathematical tripos at Cambridge | ||
noun • someone who argues noisily or angrily • a cowboy who takes care of the saddle horses | ||||
| 53% | 5 | Mawkishly amorous | ||
adjective satellite • having the consistency of mush • effusively or insincerely emotional | ||||
One Who Is Foolishly Or Mawkishly Amorous Or A Utensil Traditionally Presented As A Booby Prize To An Apparently Wooden Headed Candidate Who Came Last In The Cambridge Mathematical Tripos
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SPOON which was last seen in the Telegraph Giant General Knowledge crossword.
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SPOON
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Similar Clues
| Clue | Source | |
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1 | A cowboy/girl or cattle-herder; an animal handler/trainer on a film set; a noisy disputant; or, one who has gained first-class honours in the mathematical tripos at Cambridge
Telegraph Giant General Knowledge -
15 Jul 2023 | Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 15 Jul 2023 |
2 | Coach foolishly presented her chocolates
The Guardian Cryptic -
27 May 2002 | The Guardian Cryptic / 27 May 2002 |
3 | Mawkishly amorous
New York Times -
07 Sep 1979 | New York Times / 07 Sep 1979 |
4 | Prepare on course at Cambridge after first part of tripos, say
The Guardian Cryptic -
13 Apr 2020 | The Guardian Cryptic / 13 Apr 2020 |
5 | Traditional booby prize | |
6 | Utensil with a wooden type traditionally presented as a booby prize at Cambridge, hence a fool
Telegraph Giant General Knowledge -
16 Sep 2023 | Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 16 Sep 2023 |
7 | What is the traditional name given to the tripos examination at Cambridge University? |