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noun • a fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe) | ||||||||
| 32% | 4 | Beat narrowly, with "out" | ||||||
noun • the boundary of a surface • a line determining the limits of an area • a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object • the attribute of urgency in tone of voice • a slight competitive advantage • the outside limit of an object or area or surface; a place farthest away from the center of something verb • advance slowly, as if by inches • provide with a border or edge • lie adjacent to another or share a boundary • provide with an edge | ||||||||
| 30% | 6 | Fanciful behaviour brings one paper into question | ||||||
noun • an odd or fanciful or capricious idea • the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment | ||||||||
Fanciful Plan To Narrowly Beat Editor On Paper Crossword Clue
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PIPEDREAM which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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PIPEDREAM
Updated: October 14, 2023
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