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noun • a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor • (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action • unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements) verb • break down • become physically weaker | ||||
| 37% | 4 | "__ flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana": Groucho Marx | ||
noun • an instance or single occasion for some event • a period of time considered as a resource under your control and sufficient to accomplish something • an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities) • a suitable moment • the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past • a person's experience on a particular occasion • a reading of a point in time as given by a clock • the fourth coordinate that is required (along with three spatial dimensions) to specify a physical event • rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration • the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned verb • measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time • assign a time for an activity or event • set the speed, duration, or execution of • regulate or set the time of • adjust so that a force is applied and an action occurs at the desired time | ||||
| 35% | 10 | Genus of small flies commonly known as fruit flies | ||
noun • small fruit fly used by Thomas Hunt Morgan in studying basic mechanisms of inheritance | ||||
Start To Attract Fruit Flies Perhaps
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1 | "__ flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana": Groucho Marx
New York Times Bonus -
01 Apr 2017 | New York Times Bonus / 01 Apr 2017 |
2 | Arty fruit bowls perhaps, not sparkling, attracting foul flies
The Guardian Cryptic -
19 Sep 2001 | The Guardian Cryptic / 19 Sep 2001 |
3 | Family of small flies commonly known as fruit flies | |
4 | Flies like flies
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02 Sep 2023 | New York Times / 02 Sep 2023 |
5 | Genus of small flies commonly known as fruit flies | |
6 | Harry perhaps using title to attract sympathy initially
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22 Mar 2024 | Telegraph Cryptic / 22 Mar 2024 |
7 | Spooner's plan to attract mods to Bordeaux store, perhaps
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22 May 2015 | The Guardian Cryptic / 22 May 2015 |
