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| Rank | Letters | Answer | Clue | |
| 1 | 99% | 6 | Exact Match! | |
| 2 | 25% | 8 | Slang term for a prudish or puritanical person | |
| 3 | 25% | 12 | Prudish | |
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STUFFY which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
STUFFY
Updated: October 13, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood
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We think the answer is "STUFFY" which means:
- adjective satellite
- • Lacking fresh air
- • Excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull
- • Affected with a sensation of stoppage or obstruction noun
- • A toy made of a soft material, usually stuffed with cotton, straw, beans, or other materials, and typically intended as a plaything for children. adjective
- • Poorly ventilated; partially plugged.
- • Stout; mettlesome; resolute.
- • Angry and obstinate; sulky.
- • Boring, uninteresting, over-formal, pompous, very conventional.
- • Stout; sturdy.
An example sentence would be:
- • "The room was stuffy and hot."
- • "She felt suffocated in the stuffy elevator."
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| The Guardian Quick12 Nov 2021 | Down 16 | |
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