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noun • annual grass of Europe and North Africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: `oats') • seed of the annual grass Avena sativa (spoken of primarily in the plural as `oats') | ||||
| 41% | 6 | A forcing-ground or garden plot whose speedy raising of plants by heat is proverbial for a place where problems incubate, troubles blossom or unrosy seeds of strife are sown | ||
noun • a situation that is ideal for rapid development (especially of something bad) • a bed of earth covered with glass and heated by rotting manure to promote the growth of plants | ||||
| 33% | 7 | Confused by wild oat sown in 1 down? | ||
adjective • of or relating to a sensitive dependence on initial conditions adjective satellite • lacking a visible order or organization • completely unordered and unpredictable and confusing | ||||
Proverbial Wild Things That Are Sown
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OATS which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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| Clue | Source | |
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1 | A forcing-ground or garden plot whose speedy raising of plants by heat is proverbial for a place where problems incubate, troubles blossom or unrosy seeds of strife are sown
Telegraph Giant General Knowledge -
05 Apr 2025 | Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 05 Apr 2025 |
2 | Can be sown directly into the ground | |
3 | Can sprout from self-sown seeds | |
4 | Confused by wild oat sown in 1 down?
The Guardian Cryptic -
30 Jun 2000 | The Guardian Cryptic / 30 Jun 2000 |
5 | Proverbial start of great things
New York Times -
03 Mar 2005 | New York Times / 03 Mar 2005 |
6 | Wild ones are sown in youthful excess
The Guardian Quick -
24 Sep 2002 | The Guardian Quick / 24 Sep 2002 |
7 | Wild ones may be sown
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03 Jul 2011 | New York Times / 03 Jul 2011 |
