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noun • port city in northwest Portugal; noted for port wine | ||||||||
37% | 10 | Describes a situation where office work is taking precedence over other activities | ||||||
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34% | 5 | Taking precedence | ||||||
adjective • preceding all others in time or space or degree • highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections noun • the first or highest in an ordering or series • the first element in a countable series • the time at which something is supposed to begin • the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate) • an honours degree of the highest class • the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving adverb • before anything else • the initial time • before another in time, space, or importance • prominently forward adjective satellite • serving to begin • ranking above all others • serving to set in motion | ||||||||
As An Alternative To Work Taking Precedence Crossword Clue
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OPORTO which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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OPORTO
Updated: October 14, 2023
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