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| 1 | 99% | 6 | Exact Match! | |
| 2 | 42% | 8 | A horizontal timber, strut or stiffener across a framework | |
| 3 | 42% | 8 | Once used as a fabric stiffener | |
Brilliant Companion Has A Stiffener Crossword Clue
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We've checked our database and believe the answer is
STARCH which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
STARCH
Updated: October 14, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood
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About This Clues Answer
We think the answer is "STARCH" which means:
- noun
- • A complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice; an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles
- • A commercial preparation of starch that is used to stiffen textile fabrics in laundering verb
- • Stiffen with starch adjective
- • Stiff; precise; rigid.
An example sentence would be:
- • "I need to buy some starch for my laundry."
- • "Potatoes are high in starch."
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| The Guardian Cryptic07 Oct 2011 | Across 10 | |
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