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noun • a convex shape that narrows toward a point • the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone) • a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame • stick of wax with a wick in the middle verb • diminish gradually • give a point to | ||||||||
| 32% | 4 | Bar that gets smaller and smaller | ||||||
noun • a cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats • money offered as a bribe • street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate verb • rub soap all over, usually with the purpose of cleaning | ||||||||
| 26% | 7 | The breaking apart of a nucleus into two or more smaller and lighter nuclei | ||||||
noun • reproduction of some unicellular organisms by division of the cell into two more or less equal parts • a nuclear reaction in which a massive nucleus splits into smaller nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy | ||||||||
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TAPER which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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TAPER
Updated: November 6, 2023
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