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noun • two-winged insects characterized by active flight • flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent • an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth • (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air • fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect adjective satellite • (British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked verb • travel through the air; be airborne • move quickly or suddenly • operate an airplane • transport by aeroplane • cause to fly or float • be dispersed or disseminated • change quickly from one emotional state to another • pass away rapidly • travel in an airplane • display in the air or cause to float • run away quickly • travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft • hit a fly • decrease rapidly and disappear | ||||||||
| 56% | 6 | A native British fruit whose figurative placement on the top of a cake alludes to a finishing touch to an already excellent situation | ||||||
noun • wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry • any of numerous trees and shrubs producing a small fleshy round fruit with a single hard stone; many also produce a valuable hardwood • a red fruit with a single hard stone • a red the color of ripe cherries adjective satellite • of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies | ||||||||
| 56% | 8 | A pachyderm whose figurative occupancy in a room alludes to an obvious but ignored problem | ||||||
noun • five-toed pachyderm • the symbol of the Republican Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874 | ||||||||
A Fast Stagecoach A Familiar Spirit A Fishing Lure A Flap Such As A Tent Door Or Zip Cover Or A Dipteran Whose Figurative Presence In Ointment Alludes To A Small But Irritating Flaw Crossword Clue
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FLY which was last seen in the Telegraph Giant General Knowledge crossword.
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1 | A native British fruit whose figurative placement on the top of a cake alludes to a finishing touch to an already excellent situation
Telegraph Giant General Knowledge -
18 Feb 2023 | Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 18 Feb 2023 |
2 | A pachyderm whose figurative occupancy in a room alludes to an obvious but ignored problem
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18 Mar 2023 | Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 18 Mar 2023 |
3 | Dangerous dipteran
New York Times -
12 Mar 1999 | New York Times / 12 Mar 1999 |
4 | Displays a characteristic flap-flap-glide flight pattern | |
5 | Flap that covers the entrance to a tent | |
6 | From Old English for “hook”, the sport or pastime of fishing with a rod, line and a baited lure, such as a fly
Telegraph Giant General Knowledge -
02 Sep 2023 | Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 02 Sep 2023 |
7 | Hit a dipteran
New York Times -
16 Aug 1979 | New York Times / 16 Aug 1979 |
