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| 99% | 7 | Exact Match! | ||
noun • the leaf of a conifer • a slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument • a sharp pointed implement (usually steel) • a stylus that formerly made sound by following a groove in a phonograph record verb • annoy or provoke, as by constant criticism • prick with a needle | ||||
| 27% | 3 | The rocks in "on the rocks" | ||
noun • a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine • water frozen in the solid state • the frozen part of a body of water • diamonds • a flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes • a frozen dessert with fruit flavoring (especially one containing no milk) • an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant • a rink with a floor of ice for ice hockey or ice skating verb • decorate with frosting • cause to become ice or icy • put ice on or put on ice | ||||
| 23% | 9 | Fleeing offender | ||
noun • a fugitive who runs away and hides to avoid arrest or prosecution | ||||
Unnecessarily Wily Fleeing Rocks
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NEEDLES which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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NEEDLES
Updated: October 14, 2023
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