Further Polishing Is Slight Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 14, 2023

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	noun • a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval) • an instance of driving away or warding off verb • reject outright and bluntly • force or drive back
	33%	12		Polishing or polishing delicately, as an object
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	26%	13		The state of being further or further in addition to what already exists.
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1	A cabinetmaker’s polishing pad; a stationery item for erasing pencillings; a coarse file; a match of three games in bridge or whist; or, caoutchouc Telegraph Giant General Knowledge - 18 Feb 2023	Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 18 Feb 2023
2	He is on, he's performing, polishing up act Telegraph Toughie - 06 Feb 2024	Telegraph Toughie / 06 Feb 2024
3	Polishing mineral Telegraph Mini - 23 Jan 2024	Telegraph Mini / 23 Jan 2024
4	Polishing or polishing delicately, as an object
5	Polishing or polishing with grace and gentleness
6	Polishing tool New York Times - 10 Feb 1983	New York Times / 10 Feb 1983
7	Word for brightness or lustre; fine weather; old slang for a party or a fancy; or, an act of polishing Telegraph Herculis - 06 Mar 2023	Telegraph Herculis / 06 Mar 2023