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Controversy Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is FLAP which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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97%4Exact Match!
noun

• any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely

• an excited state of agitation

• the motion made by flapping up and down

• a movable piece of tissue partly connected to the body

• a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag

verb

• move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion

• to flutter noisily when moved by the wind

• move with a thrashing motion

• move with a flapping motion

• make a fuss; be agitated

• pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds

96%7Exact Match!
noun

• long pinkish sour leafstalks usually eaten cooked and sweetened

• plants having long green or reddish acidic leafstalks growing in basal clumps; stems (and only the stems) are edible when cooked; leaves are poisonous

75%12Exact Match!
noun

• a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement

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Source #Number Answer
New York Times26 Feb 1991 Across 5
New York Times25 Sep 1977 Down 99
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