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noun • a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water • a zone or area resembling an island | ||||||||
| 26% | 6 | Small area off the main area | ||||||
noun • a state of abeyance or suspended business • a small concavity • an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands) • an enclosure that is set back or indented • a pause from doing something (as work) verb • put into a recess • make a recess in • close at the end of a session | ||||||||
| 21% | 5 | Italian word for “dry”, used to refer to a technique of mural painting on dried lime plaster as opposed to fresh or “fresco”; or, dry wine | ||||||
noun • A work painted on dry plaster, as distinguished from a fresco. adjective • Dry • Dry – sparse accompaniment, staccato, without resonance | ||||||||
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ISLAND which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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ISLAND
Updated: October 14, 2023
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