Delicate Crafty Indirect Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 13, 2023

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	adjective satellite • difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze • able to make fine distinctions • working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
	25%	9		Fluent user of indirect language choices, especially in delicate matters
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	25%	14		Indirect and delicate insinuations
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1	Fluent user of indirect language choices, especially in delicate matters
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