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Hair Splitter Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is PEDANT which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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99%6Exact Match!
noun

• a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit

98%4Exact Match!
noun

• something determined in relation to something that includes it

• something less than the whole of a human artifact

• a portion of a natural object

• that which concerns a person with regard to a particular role or situation

• the extended spatial location of something

• the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group

• an actor's portrayal of someone in a play

• assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group

• one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole

• a line of scalp that can be seen when sections of hair are combed in opposite directions

• the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music

• the effort contributed by a person in bringing about a result

• an item that is an instance of some type

adverb

• to some extent; in some degree; not wholly

verb

• go one's own way; move apart

• discontinue an association or relation; go different ways

• depart for someplace

• move or break apart

• force, take, or pull apart

95%8Exact Match!
noun

• a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections

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The Guardian Quick10 Mar 2010 Across 19
New York Times05 Apr 2007 Down 34
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