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noun • a minor short-term fight verb • engage in a skirmish | ||||||||
| 30% | 3 | Message communicated as "short-short-short, long-long-long, short-short-short" | ||||||
noun • an internationally recognized distress signal in radio code | ||||||||
| 27% | 6 | Short-lived obsession or fascination that becomes widespread for a short period | ||||||
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A Short Lived Engagement Crossword Clue
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SKIRMISH which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
SKIRMISH
Updated: October 14, 2023
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| The Guardian Cryptic20 Oct 2003 | Across 21 | |
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1 | Dodgy polaroids safe? Happiness short-lived
The Guardian Cryptic -
02 Oct 2020 | The Guardian Cryptic / 02 Oct 2020 |
2 | Message communicated as "short-short-short, long-long-long, short-short-short"
New York Times -
03 Apr 2024 | New York Times / 03 Apr 2024 |
3 | Short-lived
New York Times -
19 May 2009 | New York Times / 19 May 2009 |
4 | Short-lived obsession or fascination that becomes widespread for a short period | |
5 | Short-term engagement
New York Times -
09 Dec 2024 | New York Times / 09 Dec 2024 |
6 | Short engagement
The Guardian Quick -
08 Jul 2008 | The Guardian Quick / 08 Jul 2008 |
7 | The age at which the number of years lived is equal to the number of days lived |
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