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| 97% | 11 | ACCOUNTSFOR | Exact Match! | |||||
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| 96% | 8 | CLEARSUP | Exact Match! | |||||
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verb • determine the essential quality of • give a definition for the meaning of a word • determine the nature of • show the form or outline of • decide upon or fix definitely | ||||||||
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ACCOUNTSFOR which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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ACCOUNTSFOR
Updated: October 11, 2023
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| Source | #Number | Answer |
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| New York Times11 Nov 2017 | Down 9 | ACCOUNTSFOR |
| New York Times02 May 1981 | Down 32 | CLEARSUP |
| New York Times12 Feb 1976 | Across 38 | |
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