Devastating Surgical Device Turned Out Rather Nicely To Fail Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 14, 2023

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Expand?		Letters	Answer	Clue
	99%	9		Exact Match!
	noun • a bomb that can be guided (by a laser beam or radio) to its target
	50%	11		Creator of the character Nicely-Nicely Johnson
	noun • United States writer of humorous stylized stories about Broadway and the New York underground (1884-1946)
	31%	10		United inside wide target nicely turned
	adjective • formed into a whole or introduced into another entity • not segregated; designated as available to all races or groups adjective satellite • formed or united into a whole • resembling a living organism in organization or development

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The Guardian Cryptic19 May 2006	Across 9
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