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Distaff Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is WOMANLY which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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97%7Exact Match!
adjective

• befitting or characteristic of a woman especially a mature woman

96%6Exact Match!
adjective

• being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop

noun

• an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa)

• a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies

adjective satellite

• characteristic of or peculiar to a woman

• for or pertaining to or composed of women or girls

33%6Distaff horse
noun

• an animal such as a donkey or ox or elephant used for transporting loads or doing other heavy work

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New York Times16 Sep 2005 Down 5
New York Times11 Mar 1993 Down 19
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