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noun • something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained • a difficult problem | ||||||||
| 36% | 7 | Sprinkling it on scratching posts can encourage preferred scratching behavior | ||||||
noun • hairy aromatic perennial herb having whorls of small white purple-spotted flowers in a terminal spike; used in the past as a domestic remedy; strongly attractive to cats | ||||||||
| 36% | 10 | The act of gently scratching or tickling, especially lightly scratching the surface of something. | ||||||
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Causes Of Head Scratching Crossword Clue
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ENIGMAS which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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ENIGMAS
Updated: October 11, 2023
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