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Acuminate Crossword Clue

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noun

• a convex shape that narrows toward a point

• the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone)

• a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame

• stick of wax with a wick in the middle

verb

• diminish gradually

• give a point to

90%9 Having a small pointed projection
adjective satellite

• (of a leaf shape) having a short sharply pointed tip

90%7 Shaped like a triangle with a pointed top
adjective

• relating to or resembling a cone

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Source #Number Answer
New York Times21 Jun 1992 Across 106
New York Times27 Oct 1991 Down 44
New York Times18 Nov 1990 Down 91
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