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Descriptive Of A Sharp Drop In Sweet Production Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is ACID which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: ACID

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199%4Exact Match!
229%5 Measures liquids drop by drop
329%8Drop by drop

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "ACID" which means:

    noun
  • • Any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt
  • • Street name for lysergic acid diethylamide
  • adjective satellite
  • • Harsh or corrosive in tone
  • • Being sour to the taste
  • • Having the characteristics of an acid
  • adjective
  • • Sour, sharp, or biting to the taste; tart; having the taste of vinegar.
  • • Sour-tempered.
  • • Of or pertaining to an acid; acidic.
  • • Denoting a musical genre that is a distortion (as if hallucinogenic) of an existing genre, as in acid house, acid jazz, acid rock.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "Citric acid is commonly found in fruits like lemons and oranges."
  • • "She spilled some acid on her jeans and it left a stain."

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The Guardian Cryptic02 May 2005 Down 4
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