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| 2 | 45% | 12 | Gripped or gripped tightly | |
| 3 | 36% | 9 | Of or relating to insect feeler organs | |
Gripped By Broken Feeler Turned Back On Itself Crossword Clue
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We've checked our database and believe the answer is
REFLEXIVE which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
REFLEXIVE
Updated: October 14, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood
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We think the answer is "REFLEXIVE" which means:
- noun
- • A personal pronoun compounded with -self to show the agent's action affects the agent adjective satellite
- • Without volition or conscious control
- • Referring back to itself adjective
- • That reflects, or redirects back to the source.
- • Pondering, especially thinking back on the past.
- • That reveals or shows; revealing; indicative of.
- • Involving reflection.
- • (grammar) reciprocal.
- • (grammar) referring back to the subject, or having an object equal to the subject.
- • Of a relation r on a set s, such that xrx for all members x of s (that is, the relation holds between any element of the set and itself).
- • Of or resulting from a reflex.
- • Producing immediate response, spontaneous.
An example sentence would be:
- • "She caught a reflexive glimpse of herself in the mirror."
- • "He always gave reflexive answers without thinking."
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Clue Last Found In...
| Source | #Number | Answer |
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| The Guardian Cryptic02 Nov 2016 | Down 14 | |
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