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noun • plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals • muscular diaphragm that controls the size of the pupil which in turn controls the amount of light that enters the eye; it forms the colored portion of the eye • diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening | ||||
| 33% | 10 | Ring, ring, ring, goes the ______ | ||
noun • a bell attached to a sleigh, or to the harness of a horse that is pulling a sleigh | ||||
| 33% | 13 | Ring, ring, ring... | ||
noun • a method of contacting a person by phone | ||||
Ring Around The Pupil
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IRIS which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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IRIS
Updated: November 9, 2025
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