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Impish Fellow Going Into The River Backwards Crossword Clue
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ELFIN which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
ELFIN
Updated: October 14, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood
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We think the answer is "ELFIN" which means:
- adjective
- • Relating to or made or done by or as if by an elf adjective satellite
- • Suggestive of an elf in strangeness and otherworldliness
- • Small and delicate
- • Usually good-naturedly mischievous noun
- • An elf; an inhabitant of fairy-land.
- • A little urchin or child.
- • Any of the butterflies in the subgenus incisalia of the north american lycaenid genus callophrys.
An example sentence would be:
- • "She had an elfin smile that charmed everyone she met."
- • "The delicate child had elfin features."
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