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1 | 99% | 7 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 38% | 11 | Danced with a hat rack, a coat rack, and even a vacuum cleaner in various films | |
3 | 37% | 11 | Go to rack and ruin | |
In Less Than Ten Years You Went To Rack And Ruin Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "DECAYED" which means:
- adjective satellite
- • Damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless verb
- • To deteriorate, to get worse, to lose strength or health, to decline in quality.
- • (of organic material) to rot, to go bad.
- • (of an unstable atom) to change by undergoing fission, by emitting radiation, or by capturing or losing one or more electrons.
- • (of a quantum system) to undergo optical decay, that is, to relax to a less excited state, usually by emitting a photon or phonon.
- • Loss of airspeed due to drag.
- • To cause to rot or deteriorate. adjective
- • Having undergone decay, rotted.
- • Reduced in circumstances; having lost one's status or fortune.
An example sentence would be:
- • "The decayed leaves covered the ground beneath the tree."
- • "The old wooden house had a decayed smell."
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The Guardian Cryptic01 Nov 2016 | Down 19 | |
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