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noun • from 40 million to 25 million years ago; appearance of sabertoothed cats | ||||
| 35% | 11 | Starts off or kick-starts | ||
verb • commence officially • open ceremoniously or dedicate formally • be a precursor of | ||||
| 31% | 8 | Igloo dweller | ||
noun • a member of a people inhabiting the Arctic (northern Canada or Greenland or Alaska or eastern Siberia); the Algonquians called them Eskimo (`eaters of raw flesh') but they call themselves the Inuit (`the people') • the language spoken by the Eskimo | ||||
Period Piece In Igloo Starts Off Melting
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OLIGOCENE which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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OLIGOCENE
Updated: October 14, 2023
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