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noun • minute two-winged mosquito-like fly lacking biting mouthparts; appear in dancing swarms especially near water | ||||||||
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adjective • a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `as' or `too' or `so' or `that'; amounting to a large but indefinite number; quantifier, plural pronoun; quantifier, plural | ||||||||
| 30% | 6 | Flies like flies | ||||||
noun • a moving crowd • a group of many things in the air or on the ground verb • be teeming, be abuzz • move in large numbers | ||||||||
Flies Plane Carrying Large Number To Base Camps Ultimately Crossword Clue
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MIDGES which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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MIDGES
Updated: October 14, 2023
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