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A Little Peculiar Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is OFF which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: OFF

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199%3Exact Match!
233%7Peculiar sort taking peculiar stand
323%7Little person brought up to adopt peculiar name — Battle?

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "OFF" which means:

    adjective
  • • Not in operation or operational
  • • (of events) no longer planned or scheduled
  • adverb
  • • From a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)
  • • At a distance in space or time
  • • No longer on or in contact or attached
  • adjective satellite
  • • Below a satisfactory level
  • • In an unpalatable state
  • • Not performing or scheduled for duties
  • verb
  • • Kill intentionally and with premeditation
  • noun
  • • (usually in phrases such as 'from the off', 'at the off', etc.) beginning; starting point.
  • preposition
  • • Not positioned upon; away from a position upon.
  • • Detached, separated, excluded or disconnected from; away from a position of attachment or connection to.
  • • Used to indicate the location or direction of one thing relative to another, implying adjacency or accessibility via.
  • • Used to express location at sea relative to land or mainland.
  • • Removed or subtracted from.
  • • No longer wanting or taking.
  • • (more properly 'from') out of the possession of.
  • • Placed after a number (of products or parts, as if a unit), in commerce or engineering.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "Please turn off the lights before leaving."
  • • "She brushed off my suggestion and continued with her plan."

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New York Times23 Dec 2010 Down 5
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