Difficult Describing A Bit Of Wood Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 14, 2023

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	adjective satellite • having the sticky properties of an adhesive • moist as with undried perspiration and with clothing sticking to the body • hot or warm and humid • hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment • covered with an adhesive material
	29%	12		Growing bit by bit
	adjective satellite • increasing by successive addition • marked by acquiring or amassing
	29%	7		Wearing down bit by bit
	noun • (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it), also figuratively

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The Guardian Cryptic20 Nov 2015	Across 12
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