English Trick Holding Drink Up Fantastic Diversion Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 14, 2023

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	noun • an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy
	28%	8		Fantastic fire trick almost failing
	adjective satellite • very great or intense • extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers • causing extreme terror
	27%	9		Diversion gives an essential cover for English soldiers
	noun • a feeling of delight at being entertained • an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention

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	Clue	Source
1	Diversion gives an essential cover for English soldiers The Guardian Cryptic - 13 Dec 2010	The Guardian Cryptic / 13 Dec 2010
2	Evolutionary stage of English between Old English and Early Modern English
3	Fantastic fire trick almost failing The Guardian Quiptic - 07 Feb 2022	The Guardian Quiptic / 07 Feb 2022
4	Noble at holding title back, fantastic actor The Guardian Cryptic - 10 Nov 2004	The Guardian Cryptic / 10 Nov 2004
5	Scots trick one of their own, holding a light The Guardian Cryptic - 14 Mar 2017	The Guardian Cryptic / 14 Mar 2017
6	Trick-or-treater's trick New York Times - 31 Oct 1982	New York Times / 31 Oct 1982
7	Trick-taking game of English origin

Avoidance of reality
Part of Joe's cap is made abroad, avoiding reality
Inclination to retreat from reality
Sort of Pisceans assigned month for new daydreams?
Caught in impasse: represented a failure to face reality
Fantasy with English piano is carried by fiddle
Much film watching, e.g.
Fantasising about a Pisces male?
Space travel is male fantasy
Video game playing, e.g.

Dunce's cap is, maybe, the case for a dreamer
Reading comics, doing crosswords, etc.
Warped space is medium for fantasy
Avoidance of reality with Conservative in impasse, unfortunately
Ginger Spice up for including adult S&M fantasy
Spaces I'm adapting to provide some fun
The attempt to flee reality
Wool-gathering
Part of Shane’s cap is manufacturer’s fantasy

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