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Rank | Letters | Answer | Clue | |
1 | 99% | 5 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 39% | 8 | A fop or coxcomb | |
3 | 37% | 15 | Co-writer of the play 'The Coxcomb' | |
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We think the answer is "PREEN" which means:
- verb
- • Clean with one's bill
- • Pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement
- • Dress or groom with elaborate care noun
- • A forked tool used by clothiers for dressing cloth.
- • (dialectal) pin
- • (dialectal) bodkin; brooch
An example sentence would be:
- • "The bird preened its feathers after bathing."
- • "She preened in front of the mirror before the party."
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Clue | Source | |
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1 | Co-writer of the play 'The Coxcomb' | |
2 | Combed, coxcomb-style
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21 Aug 2015 | New York Times / 21 Aug 2015 |
3 | Coxcomb
New York Times -
08 Nov 1978 | New York Times / 08 Nov 1978 |
4 | Dandy or coxcomb | |
5 | From “fool”, a word for vanity in dress/manners; folly; or, affectations, clothes, obsessions etc befitting a beau, coxcomb, popinjay or swell
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6 | I act dumb and act tight-lipped
The Guardian Cryptic -
10 Oct 2006 | The Guardian Cryptic / 10 Oct 2006 |
7 | Like a coxcomb
New York Times -
27 Aug 2000 | New York Times / 27 Aug 2000 |