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Escapade For Spade Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is CAPER which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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noun

• any of numerous plants of the genus Capparis

• pickled flower buds used as a pungent relish in various dishes and sauces

• a crime (especially a robbery)

• a playful leap or hop

• gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement

• a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement

verb

• jump about playfully

37%5 ___ spade a spade
noun

• water arum

• South African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure white spathe and yellow spadix

37%6 +Calling a spade a spade
noun

• ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty

• the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech

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