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| 99% | 5 | Exact Match! | ||
noun • group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership • group of motor vehicles operating together under the same ownership • a group of steamships operating together under the same ownership • a group of warships organized as a tactical unit adjective satellite • moving very fast verb • move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart • disappear gradually | ||||
| 23% | 8 | Fast sailing ships; swift sleds, horses etc; a hair trimmer; or, garden shears for shrubbery or topiary | ||
noun • Anything that clips. • (chiefly in the plural) A tool used for clipping something, such as hair, coins, or fingernails. • Something that moves swiftly; especially: • The Asian butterfly Parthenos sylvia, family Nymphalidae. • A circuit which prevents the amplitude of a wave from exceeding a set value. • A person who mutilates coins by fraudulently paring the edges. • Confidence trickster; conman. • A tool for clipping something. | ||||
| 23% | 6 | From “hunt, chase”, fast ships once used by the Dutch navy to pursue pirates or smugglers, today pleasure boats for regattas/cruises | ||
noun • an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing verb • travel in a yacht | ||||
Ships Made Fast
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FLEET which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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FLEET
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| The Guardian Cryptic23 Feb 2004 | Across 16 | |
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