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99% | 9 | Exact Match! | ||||||
noun • the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race) | ||||||||
37% | 8 | Fights during preliminary race, most serious | ||||||
adjective • of comparatively great physical weight or density • unusually great in degree or quantity or number • of the military or industry; using (or being) the heaviest and most powerful armaments or weapons or equipment • marked by great psychological weight; weighted down especially with sadness or troubles or weariness • of great intensity or power or force • (physics, chemistry) being or containing an isotope with greater than average atomic mass or weight noun • an actor who plays villainous roles • a serious (or tragic) role in a play adverb • slowly as if burdened by much weight adjective satellite • usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it • (used of soil) compact and fine-grained • darkened by clouds • (of an actor or role) being or playing the villain • permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter • of relatively large extent and density • made of fabric having considerable thickness • prodigious • full and loud and deep • given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors • of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought • slow and laborious because of weight • large and powerful; especially designed for heavy loads or rough work • dense or inadequately leavened and hence likely to cause distress in the alimentary canal • sharply inclined • full of; bearing great weight • requiring or showing effort • characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort • lacking lightness or liveliness • (of sleep) deep and complete • in an advanced stage of pregnancy | ||||||||
34% | 12 | Advantage gained at the beginning of a race | ||||||
noun • a racing start in which the contestants are already in full motion when they pass the starting line • a quick and auspicious beginning | ||||||||
Advantage Gained By Dutch Champion During Preliminary Race Crossword Clue
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HEADSTART which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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HEADSTART
Updated: October 14, 2023
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