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verb • substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected) • take the place or move into the position of • put something back where it belongs • put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items | ||||
| 35% | 8 | Thick corded cloth | ||
noun • corduroy with wide ribs | ||||
| 28% | 8 | Regions where homologous chromosomes swap genetic material | ||
noun • an intersection or crossing of two tracts in the form of the letter X | ||||
Swap Corded Cloth With Finer Material
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REPLACE which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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REPLACE
Updated: October 15, 2023
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