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adjective satellite • showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering • having the curtains or draperies closed or pulled shut | ||||||||
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noun • any artifact that makes a squeaking sound when used • something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin | ||||||||
| 30% | 12 | Verbs of this type have passive forms in the perfect tense and active forms in the present tense | ||||||
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Close Match May Have Been So Tense Crossword Clue
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DRAWN which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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DRAWN
Updated: October 14, 2023
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1 | (In grammar) the tense descriptive of things that will have been done
The Guardian Quick -
05 Sep 2008 | The Guardian Quick / 05 Sep 2008 |
2 | A tense or close call in a game or match | |
3 | One may retire in this close match
The Guardian Cryptic -
03 Nov 2003 | The Guardian Cryptic / 03 Nov 2003 |
4 | Past-tense verb that is the same as its present-tense form minus the fourth and fifth letters
New York Times -
09 Mar 2013 | New York Times / 09 Mar 2013 |
5 | Pin down late supporter about tense, tense situation
The Guardian Cryptic -
05 Oct 2023 | The Guardian Cryptic / 05 Oct 2023 |
6 | Tense formed by using 'have been' or 'has been' followed by the present participle of the main verb | |
7 | Verb whose past tense form is an anagram of its present tense
New York Times -
02 Jul 2022 | New York Times / 02 Jul 2022 |
