Balls Trapped In Underwear They Split Hairs Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is PEDANTS which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: PEDANTS

Updated: October 14, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood

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2	31%	9		Split hairs
3	31%	7		Split hairs

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We think the answer is "PEDANTS" which means:

noun

• A person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit

An example sentence would be:

• "The pedants at the conference were debating grammar rules."
• "The pedants insisted on following every single rule of the style guide."

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The Guardian Cryptic20 Nov 2012	Down 5
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