Basket Makers Tempestuous Affair Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 14, 2023

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	noun • feather palm of tropical Africa and Madagascar and Central and South America widely grown for commercial purposes • leaf fibers of the raffia palm tree; used to make baskets and mats etc. • fiber of a raffia palm used as light cordage and in making hats and baskets
	38%	7		Back trouble in so tempestuous a love affair
	noun • a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship • a channel for communication between groups
	30%	8		Basket makers
	noun • someone who plaits (hair or fabric etc.)

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The Guardian Cryptic15 Oct 2010	Down 18
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