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5 Down Politician Crossword Clue
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We've checked our database and believe the answer is
STRAW which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
STRAW
Updated: October 14, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood
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About This Clues Answer
We think the answer is "STRAW" which means:
- noun
- • Plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder
- • Material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
- • A variable yellow tint; dull yellow, often diluted with white
- • A thin paper or plastic tube used to suck liquids into the mouth adjective satellite
- • Of a pale yellow color like straw; straw-colored verb
- • Cover or provide with or as if with straw
- • Spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic) adjective
- • Made of straw.
- • Of a pale, yellowish beige colour, like that of a dried straw.
- • Imaginary, but presented as real.
An example sentence would be:
- • "She sipped her drink through a straw."
- • "He threw a straw into the air to see which way the wind was blowing."
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| Source | #Number | Answer |
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| The Guardian Cryptic10 Nov 2010 | Across 19 | |
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