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1 | 99% | 6 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 24% | 7 | Genus of birds including the type species the common sandpiper | |
3 | 24% | 6 | A type of sandpiper bird | |
Complicated Like A Sandpiper Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "KNOTTY" which means:
- adjective satellite
- • Making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe
- • Used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots
- • Highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious
- • Tangled in knots or snarls adjective
- • Full of knots.
- • Complicated or tricky; complex; difficult.
An example sentence would be:
- • "The old sailor taught me how to untangle knotty ropes."
- • "Solving this knotty math problem requires advanced calculus."
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