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| 99% | 5 | Exact Match! | ||
noun • any light downy material • something of little value or significance • a blunder (especially an actor's forgetting the lines) verb • make a mess of, destroy or ruin • erect or fluff up • ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect | ||||
| 35% | 5 | Screw that's not begun to screw? | ||
adjective • marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact adjective satellite • (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth; strictly correct • lacking compromising or mitigating elements verb • claim as due or just • take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs | ||||
| 35% | 11 | Type of screw hole used with a countersunk screw | ||
noun • a hole (usually in wood) with the top part enlarged so that a screw or bolt will fit into it and lie below the surface • a bit for enlarging the upper part of a hole verb • insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink) | ||||
Screw Up And Down
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FLUFF which was last seen in the Telegraph Toughie crossword.
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FLUFF
Updated: September 15, 2025
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