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Going Like A Rocket When Fitted With Carbon Tip Crossword Clue
There is 1 exact and 154 possible answers.
We've checked our database and believe the answer is
ASCENDING which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
ASCENDING
Updated: October 14, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood
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About This Clues Answer
We think the answer is "ASCENDING" which means:
- adjective
- • Moving or going or growing upward noun
- • The act of changing location in an upward direction verb
- • To move upward, to fly, to soar.
- • To slope in an upward direction.
- • To go up.
- • To succeed.
- • To rise; to become higher, more noble, etc.
- • To trace, search or go backwards temporally (e.g., through records, genealogies, routes, etc.).
- • To become higher in pitch.
An example sentence would be:
- • "The ascending trail led us to the mountaintop."
- • "The ascending notes of the violin filled the concert hall."
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| The Guardian Cryptic21 Apr 2015 | Across 11 | |
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2 | Describing a carbon atom adjacent to a carbon-carbon double bond | |
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07 Oct 2018 | New York Times / 07 Oct 2018 |
5 | Movie based on the memoir "Rocket Boys" (and an anagram of "Rocket Boys")
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6 | Silver rocket's tip breaking through with means of facilitating entry
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12 Jun 2012 | The Guardian Cryptic / 12 Jun 2012 |
7 | The distance from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the middle finger when the hand is fully extended. |
