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Bows Opposites Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is STERNS which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: STERNS

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199%6Exact Match!
222%9 Mixture of opposites
322%8 Symbolic of the merging of opposites

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "STERNS" which means:

    noun
  • • The rear part of a ship
  • • United states concert violinist (born in russia in 1920)
  • • The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
  • adjective satellite
  • • Of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
  • • Not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
  • • Severe and unremitting in making demands
  • • Severely simple

An example sentence would be:

  • • "The boat had two sterns."
  • • "The sterns of the ships were painted blue."

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Clue Last Found In...

Source #Number Answer
New York Times24 Aug 1991 Down 39
New York Times18 Sep 1977 Across 35
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