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Getting Straight Preparing For Formal Dinner Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is DRESSING which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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noun

• savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type

• a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables

• making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure

• a cloth covering for a wound or sore

• processes in the conversion of rough hides into leather

• the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes

• the act of applying a bandage

31%10 Loaf getting flatter, not for formal dinner
noun

• a business suit consisting of a matching jacket and skirt or trousers

25%8 Proper clothing for a formal dinner
adjective satellite

• moderately formal; requiring a dinner jacket

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The Guardian Cryptic10 Aug 2023 Down 18
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