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| 99% | 15 | SELFDEPRECATION | Exact Match! | |||||
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| 27% | 5 | Deflect | ||||||
verb • prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off • turn away or aside | ||||||||
| 27% | 6 | Deflect - amuse | ||||||
verb • turn aside; turn away from • send on a course or in a direction different from the planned or intended one • occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion • withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentions | ||||||||
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SELFDEPRECATION which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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Updated: March 4, 2024
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