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Roundabout Way

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noun

• a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked)

verb

• travel via a detour

90%9 Cruising around
noun

• travelling about without any clear destination

adjective satellite

• migratory

• of a path e.g.

• having no fixed course

36%11 A roundabout way
noun

• indirect procedure or action

• deceitful action that is not straightforward

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Source #Number Answer
New York Times22 Mar 1989 Down 45
New York Times14 May 1988 Down 10
New York Times12 Mar 1983 Across 44
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