Bureaucratic Problem Crossword Clue

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	noun • needlessly time-consuming procedure
	28%	13		A pattern in which the solution to a problem creates another problem, leading back to the original problem
	noun • one trouble leads to another that aggravates the first • an argument that assumes that which is to be proved
	25%	9		Bureaucratic buck-passing
	noun • An evasive explanation in the form of multiple excuses. • A detour or route that bypasses an obstacle. • A section of type that is narrower than that of the column it is part of; typically next to an illustration. • A whitlow running around the fingernail but not affecting the bone.

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New York Times19 Dec 1996	Down 40
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