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Flourish Backfires Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is SERIF which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: SERIF

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199%5Exact Match!
239%10 With a flourish or flourish
339%5 When you trust a fart too much and it backfires

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "SERIF" which means:

    noun
  • • A short line at the end of the main strokes of a character
  • adjective
  • • Of a typeface, provided with serifs.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "The document was printed in a font with serifs."
  • • "The designer chose a serif typeface for the book cover."

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The Guardian Cryptic11 May 2012 Across 22
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