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1 | 99% | 6 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 29% | 5 | Positive adjective for music, negative adjective for socks | |
3 | 20% | 3 | Genre for 1- & 22-Across, 22- & 26-Across, 26- & 46-Across and 46- & 49-Across | |
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We think the answer is "ELDEST" which means:
- noun
- • The offspring who came first in the order of birth adjective satellite
- • First in order of birth adjective
- • (of a player) receiving cards from the dealer first, before any other players.
- • (of a hand) having higher, or superior cards.
- • Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.
- • Having been used and thus no longer new or unused.
- • Having existed or lived for the specified time.
- • (heading) of an earlier time.
- • Tiresome after prolonged repetition.
- • Said of subdued colors, particularly reds, pinks and oranges, as if they had faded over time.
- • A grammatical intensifier, often used in describing something positive. (mostly in idioms like good old, big old and little old, any old and some old.)
- • Excessive, abundant.
An example sentence would be:
- • "My eldest brother is studying medicine."
- • "She is my eldest sister."
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New York Times24 Nov 1987 | Down 48 | |
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