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Updated: October 13, 2023

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	97%	12		Exact Match!
	adjective satellite • expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another
	96%	8		Exact Match!
	adjective • of or relating to the tropics, or either tropic adjective satellite • relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator) • characterized by or of the nature of a trope or tropes; changed from its literal sense • of weather or climate; hot and humid as in the tropics
	90%	8		A concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
	adjective • existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment noun • a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance • a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory adjective satellite • not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature • dealing with a subject in the abstract without practical purpose or intention verb • consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically • make off with belongings of others • consider apart from a particular case or instance • give an abstract (of)

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Muse of lyric poetry
Toenail (anag) — delight

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The Guardian Quick11 Dec 2018	Across 1
New York Times06 Dec 1987	Down 88
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2	Expressionist movement that fused abstract and figurative elements
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4	Figurative trio New York Times - 10 Jan 1986	New York Times / 10 Jan 1986
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6	Specialist in non-objective or non-figurative art
7	Word employed in a figurative sense The Guardian Speedy - 20 Dec 2020	The Guardian Speedy / 20 Dec 2020

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