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adjective • of greater importance or stature or rank • greater in scope or effect • greater in number or size or amount • of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes • (of a scale or mode) having half steps between the third and fourth degrees and the seventh and eighth degrees • of greater seriousness or danger • of full legal age noun • a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain • British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943) • a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject • the principal field of study of a student at a university adjective satellite • of the elder of two boys with the same family name verb • have as one's principal field of study | ||||
| 37% | 4 | Backing Tory moderates in problematic situation | ||
noun • agitation resulting from active worry • food prepared by stewing especially meat or fish with vegetables verb • be in a huff; be silent or sullen • bear a grudge; harbor ill feelings • cook slowly and for a long time in liquid | ||||
| 35% | 9 | A popular bird-watching book by Robert Bateman and Roger Tory Peterson | ||
adjective satellite • being nine more than forty | ||||
Sticky Situation Backing Non Extremist Tory Pm
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MAJOR which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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MAJOR
Updated: October 14, 2023
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