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Deviate From Perpendicular Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is SHEER which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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adverb

• straight up or down without a break

• completely

adjective satellite

• complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers

• not mixed with extraneous elements

• very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front

• so thin as to transmit light

verb

• turn sharply; change direction abruptly

• cause to sheer

23%5 Isn't perfectly perpendicular
adjective

• lacking excess flesh

• lacking in mineral content or combustible material

noun

• the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical

adjective satellite

• containing little excess

• not profitable or prosperous

verb

• to incline or bend from a vertical position

• cause to lean or incline

• have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined

• rely on for support

• cause to lean to the side

23%5Perpendicular to the keel
adverb

• at right angles to the length of a ship or airplane

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The Guardian Cryptic02 Nov 2004 Across 17
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