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Besom Crossword Clue

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noun

• a cleaning implement for sweeping; bundle of straws or twigs attached to a long handle

• any of various shrubs of the genera Cytisus or Genista or Spartium having long slender branches and racemes of yellow flowers

• common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the Northern Hemisphere

verb

• sweep with a broom or as if with a broom

• finish with a broom

90%5 Tool used to remove tangles from hair
noun

• a dense growth of bushes

• an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle

• momentary contact

• conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor

• a bushy tail or part of a bushy tail (especially of the fox)

• a minor short-term fight

• the act of brushing your teeth

• the act of brushing your hair

• contact with something dangerous or undesirable

verb

• rub with a brush, or as if with a brush

• touch lightly and briefly

• clean with a brush

• sweep across or over

• remove with or as if with a brush

• cover by brushing

90%6 A cleaning tool used to remove dust
noun

• a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand

• a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles

• a piece of cloth used for dusting

• a pitch thrown deliberately close to the batter

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The Guardian Quick16 Apr 2024 Across 23
The Guardian Quick13 Feb 2023 Down 1
New York Times19 Jul 1987 Down 33
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