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noun • a prominent supporter • a central cohesive source of support and stability • the forestay that braces the mainmast | ||||
| 26% | 5 | They may be drawn or drawn up | ||
noun • a unit of weight used in some Muslim countries near the Mediterranean; varies between one and five pounds | ||||
| 24% | 6 | An architectural support such as a pillar; a regular article, piece or section in a newspaper; an upright mass of air, smoke, water etc; or, a vertical division of a page/table | ||
noun • a line of units following one after another • a vertical glass tube used in column chromatography; a mixture is poured in the top and washed through a stationary substance where components of the mixture are adsorbed selectively to form colored bands • a vertical array of numbers or other information • anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower • an article giving opinions or perspectives • a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument) • (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure • a page or text that is vertically divided • any tubular or pillar-like supporting structure in the body | ||||
Pillar Where Water Is Drawn From River
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MAINSTAY which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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MAINSTAY
Updated: October 14, 2023
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1 | An architectural support such as a pillar; a regular article, piece or section in a newspaper; an upright mass of air, smoke, water etc; or, a vertical division of a page/table
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25 Feb 2023 | Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 25 Feb 2023 |
2 | Angle between two lines, one drawn from Earth to the Sun and the other drawn from Earth to another planet | |
3 | Engraved pillar
New York Times -
05 Mar 1976 | New York Times / 05 Mar 1976 |
4 | From the Latin for “water”, word for a hydrophyte such as duckweed, frogbit, hornwort, marsh marigold, water soldier, yellow flag iris or any other example of a plant living in or near a pond, river, stream etc
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20 May 2023 | Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 20 May 2023 |
5 | Stone pillar
New York Times -
15 Mar 1976 | New York Times / 15 Mar 1976 |
6 | They may be drawn or drawn up | |
7 | Whence water's drawn back, south of Sark etc
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19 Jul 2016 | The Guardian Cryptic / 19 Jul 2016 |
