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Updated: October 14, 2023

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	noun • tentacles of octopus prepared as food • bottom-living cephalopod having a soft oval body with eight long tentacles
	34%	12		Squid genus commonly known as flying squid
	noun • extremely active cylindrical squid with short strong arms and large rhombic terminal fins
	33%	3		It sets earlier and earlier in the fall
	noun • the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system • the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system • the rays of the sun • first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians • a person considered as a source of warmth or energy or glory etc • any star around which a planetary system revolves verb • expose one's body to the sun • expose to the rays of the sun or affect by exposure to the sun

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The Guardian Cryptic25 Mar 2011	Across 12
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1	A child’s old rake-like utensil for nudging food onto a spoon; a stick for propelling the squid in underwater hockey; a perambulator; or, an aircraft propeller behind an engine Telegraph Giant General Knowledge - 28 Jan 2023	Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 28 Jan 2023
2	A genus of large squid commonly known as flying squid.
3	It sets earlier and earlier in the fall New York Times Bonus - 01 Nov 1998	New York Times Bonus / 01 Nov 1998
4	Like a squid New York Times - 29 Oct 1979	New York Times / 29 Oct 1979
5	Like a squid's discharge New York Times - 06 Aug 1989	New York Times / 06 Aug 1989
6	Squid-like marine mollusc The Guardian Quick - 30 Oct 2013	The Guardian Quick / 30 Oct 2013
7	Squid genus commonly known as flying squid

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