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1 | 99% | 5 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 37% | 11 | Unique identifier left on surfaces by friction-ridge skin | |
3 | 30% | 6 | A keel-like ridge or structure, such as the ridge on the breastbone of a bird | |
Fingerprint Ridge Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "WHORL" which means:
- noun
- • A round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
- • Lock of hair in the shape of a spiral or curl
- • A structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops verb
- • To form a pattern of concentric circles.
An example sentence would be:
- • "The whorl of a fingerprint is unique to each individual."
- • "The snail shell had a beautiful whorl pattern."
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New York Times14 Mar 1989 | Down 6 | |
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1 | A keel-like ridge or structure, such as the ridge on the breastbone of a bird | |
2 | Central fingerprint ridge
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15 Aug 1993 | New York Times / 15 Aug 1993 |
3 | Curved fingerprint ridge | |
4 | Designed like a fingerprint
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5 | Exam that once required fingerprint identification, for short
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26 Dec 2021 | New York Times / 26 Dec 2021 |
6 | Fingerprint, e.g.
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07 Feb 1986 | New York Times / 07 Feb 1986 |
7 | Fingerprint, for a detective
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07 Nov 2017 | New York Times Mini / 07 Nov 2017 |
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Word for a spindle’s flywheel or wharve originally, later a pattern of concentric circles; a single convolution in a spiral shell; a radial arrangement of petals or leaves; or, a gyre or swirl in a fingerprint