Formality Makes Things Stiff Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 13, 2023

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	noun • a complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice; an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles • a commercial preparation of starch that is used to stiffen textile fabrics in laundering verb • stiffen with starch
	30%	10		A stiff hat with a broad, stiff brim and a flat crown
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	24%	8		Something that makes muscles less stiff
	noun • Something that loosens • A usually inaccurate delivery bowled early in a bowler's first over. • An alcoholic drink that makes a person relax.

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The Guardian Quick29 Apr 2000	Across 13
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