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noun • a beloved person; used as terms of endearment • a sweet innocent mild-mannered person (especially a child) adverb • with affection • at a great cost adjective satellite • dearly loved • with or in a close or intimate relationship • sincerely earnest • having a high price | ||||||||
| 34% | 5 | A letter opener | ||||||
noun • especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole • a dashing young man • something long and thin resembling a blade of grass • a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard • a cut of beef from the shoulder blade • a broad flat body part (as of the shoulder or tongue) • the part of the skate that slides on the ice • flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water • the flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge | ||||||||
| 34% | 10 | A letter opener | ||||||
noun • dull knife used to cut open the envelopes in which letters are mailed or to slit uncut pages of books | ||||||||
Costly Letter Opener Crossword Clue
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DEAR which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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DEAR
Updated: October 14, 2023
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