A Net Closed Around One Approaching Maturity Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 14, 2023

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	adjective • relating to or peculiar to or suggestive of an adolescent noun • a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity adjective satellite • being of the age 13 through 19 • displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity • in the state of development between puberty and maturity
	31%	10		Tennis pros who avoid approaching the net
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	29%	11		Describing a seed pod that remains closed after reaching maturity
	adjective • (of e.g. fruits) not opening spontaneously at maturity to release seeds

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1	"___ around around around around" (repeated line in Dion and the Belmonts' "The Wanderer") New York Times - 27 Apr 2014	New York Times / 27 Apr 2014
2	Closed hand around broken nail, one of only two left? The Guardian Cryptic - 07 Sep 2016	The Guardian Cryptic / 07 Sep 2016
3	Creature is around, is around and is around no more? The Guardian Cryptic - 28 Aug 2020	The Guardian Cryptic / 28 Aug 2020
4	Describing a seed pod that remains closed after reaching maturity
5	Off the net, on the net Telegraph Cross Atlantic - 26 Apr 2024	Telegraph Cross Atlantic / 26 Apr 2024
6	Tennis pros who avoid approaching the net
7	Twist net around sack, perhaps The Guardian Cryptic - 27 Dec 2006	The Guardian Cryptic / 27 Dec 2006

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