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noun • (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground • the place where something begins, where it springs into being • (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed • a number that, when multiplied by itself some number of times, equals a given number • the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation • someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) • a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes • the embedded part of a bodily structure such as a tooth, nail, or hair verb • take root and begin to grow • come into existence, originate • cheer for • plant by the roots • dig with the snout • become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style • cause to take roots | ||||||||
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noun • An all-purpose skirt-like garment worn by men and women in Fiji. | ||||||||
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Bouncer Initially Tests Englands Captain Crossword Clue
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ROOT which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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ROOT
Updated: October 14, 2023
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1 | "O Captain! My Captain!," e.g.
New York Times -
02 Jan 2004 | New York Times / 02 Jan 2004 |
2 | "OH CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN . . . "
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27 Dec 1987 | New York Times / 27 Dec 1987 |
3 | Author of the poem 'O Captain! My Captain!' | |
4 | Literary captain who says "It's better to sail with a moody good captain than a laughing bad one"
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18 Sep 2010 | New York Times / 18 Sep 2010 |
5 | Named after the poet who wrote 'O Captain! My Captain!' | |
6 | Tests officer, initially, with fire directed upwards
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17 May 2017 | The Guardian Cryptic / 17 May 2017 |
7 | Walt who wrote "O Captain! My Captain!" about Lincoln
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01 Feb 2009 | New York Times Bonus / 01 Feb 2009 |
