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noun • large Australian flightless bird similar to the ostrich but smaller • any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism | ||||||||
| 22% | 3 | "For Lycidas is dead, dead ___ his prime": Milton | ||||||
adverb • At an earlier time. preposition • Before; sooner than. conjunction • Before noun • The organ of hearing, consisting of the pinna, auditory canal, eardrum, malleus, incus, stapes and cochlea. • The external part of the organ of hearing, the auricle. • A police informant. • The sense of hearing; the perception of sounds; skill or good taste in listening to music. • The privilege of being kindly heard; favour; attention. • That which resembles in shape or position the ear of an animal; a prominence or projection on an object, usually for support or attachment; a lug; a handle. • An acroterium. • A crossette. • The fruiting body of a grain plant. | ||||||||
| 22% | 4 | Dead (but not dead on time!) | ||||||
adjective • being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time • of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages • at or toward an end or late period or stage of development adverb • later than usual or than expected • to an advanced time • at an advanced age or stage • in the recent past adjective satellite • after the expected or usual time; delayed • of the immediate past or just previous to the present time • having died recently • (used especially of persons) of the immediate past | ||||||||
Bird To Copy But Not Dead Crossword Clue
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EMU which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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EMU
Updated: October 14, 2023
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