Distinction Is A Surprising Result Crossword Clue

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	noun • a surface coating for ceramics or porcelain • a quality that outshines the usual • the visual property of something that shines with reflected light
	30%	5		Surprising result
	noun • an unhappy and worried mental state • the act of disturbing the mind or body • a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning • a tool used to thicken or spread metal (the end of a bar or a rivet etc.) by forging or hammering or swaging • the act of upsetting something • an improbable and unexpected victory adjective satellite • afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief • thrown into a state of disarray or confusion • used of an unexpected defeat of a team favored to win • mildly physically distressed • having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom verb • disturb the balance or stability of • cause to lose one's composure • move deeply • cause to overturn from an upright or normal position • form metals with a swage • defeat suddenly and unexpectedly
	30%	5		Sweat it out about upper-class type with surprising result
	noun • an unforeseen development • an interpretation of a text or action • any clever maneuver • the act of rotating rapidly • a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments • a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight • a circular segment of a curve • a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself • a jerky pulling movement • a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair • social dancing in which couples vigorously twist their hips and arms in time to the music; was popular in the 1960s • the act of winding or twisting • turning or twisting around (in place) verb • to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling) • cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form • turn in the opposite direction • form into a spiral shape • form into twists • extend in curves and turns • do the twist • twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates • practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive • twist suddenly so as to sprain

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	Clue	Source
1	Advocates publishing this, providing a surprising result The Guardian Cryptic - 26 Oct 2018	The Guardian Cryptic / 26 Oct 2018
2	a word used when you are saying that something is surprising or unusual
3	In a surprising manner
4	Make some noise as cricket result tad surprising, India's opener caught The Guardian Cryptic - 13 Jul 2017	The Guardian Cryptic / 13 Jul 2017
5	Result could be "distinction" The Guardian Cryptic - 28 Apr 2004	The Guardian Cryptic / 28 Apr 2004
6	Surprising result New York Times - 03 Oct 2001	New York Times / 03 Oct 2001
7	Sweat it out about upper-class type with surprising result The Guardian Cryptic - 18 Feb 2009	The Guardian Cryptic / 18 Feb 2009

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