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noun • a small amount of liquid food • the act of swallowing • small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations verb • pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking • engulf and destroy • enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing • utter unclearly • take back what one has said • keep from expressing • tolerate or accommodate oneself to • believe or accept without questioning or challenge | ||||
| 28% | 8 | Marriage practice where a man marries his wife's younger sister if his wife is infertile | ||
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| 27% | 5 | Wife feeding Irish clan cleaned up | ||
adjective • possessing sweep | ||||
Wife Feeding Yellowish Small Birds
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SWALLOWS which was last seen in the Telegraph Cryptic crossword.
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SWALLOWS
Updated: September 22, 2025
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