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| 99% | 8 | Exact Match! | ||
noun • scenery hung at back of stage | ||||
| 35% | 5 | Before surgery, medic gives some medicine | ||
noun • a shape that is spherical and small • a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid) • a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity • a steep high face of rock • a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property) • a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity • a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery • a central depository where things can be left or picked up • the act of dropping something verb • let fall to the ground • to fall vertically • go down in value • fall or descend to a lower place or level • terminate an association with • utter with seeming casualness • stop pursuing or acting • remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave • cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow • lose (a game) • pay out • lower the pitch of (musical notes) • hang loosely • stop associating with • let or cause to fall in drops • to remove • take (a drug, especially LSD), by mouth • omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing • leave undone or leave out • change from one level to another • fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death • grow progressively worse • give birth; used for animals | ||||
| 29% | 6 | Medic | ||
noun • a licensed medical practitioner • (Roman Catholic Church) a title conferred on 33 saints who distinguished themselves through the orthodoxy of their theological teaching • children take the roles of physician or patient or nurse and pretend they are at the physician's office • a person who holds Ph.D. degree (or the equivalent) from an academic institution verb • alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive • give medical treatment to • restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken | ||||
Setting Second Medic To Take On Some Surgery
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BACKDROP which was last seen in the Telegraph Toughie crossword.
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BACKDROP
Updated: March 19, 2025
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