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noun • the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region • an image produced by scanning verb • examine minutely or intensely • examine hastily • make a wide, sweeping search of • conform to a metrical pattern • move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image • read metrically • obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources | ||||
| 24% | 8 | Completely inadequate or useless | ||
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adjective satellite • contemptibly small in amount | ||||
Screening Is Not Completely Inadequate
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SCAN which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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SCAN
Updated: October 14, 2023
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