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Horribly Inelegant Brier Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is EGLANTINE which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: EGLANTINE

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RankLettersAnswerClue
199%9Exact Match!
232%5 Pipe made from the root of a brier
332%11 Characteristic of a brier

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We think the answer is "EGLANTINE" which means:

    noun
  • • Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips

An example sentence would be:

  • • "The eglantine bush was in full bloom."
  • • "She picked some eglantine flowers for the bouquet."

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The Guardian Cryptic30 Jul 2010 Across 13
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