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noun • plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals • (heraldry) charge consisting of a conventionalized representation of an iris | ||||||||
| 34% | 8 | A quick and smooth slide down a playground slide | ||||||
noun • (ballet) a gliding or sliding step in ballet verb • perform a glissade, in ballet | ||||||||
| 32% | 13 | One of the several iris species with the common name 'Japanese iris' | ||||||
noun • iris native to Japan having large showy flowers | ||||||||
Iris Requires Fine Adjustment Of Slide Rule Crossword Clue
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FLEURDELIS which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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FLEURDELIS
Updated: October 14, 2023
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5 | This species is sometimes called 'gladwyn iris' or 'bladder iris' | |
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7 | Wise old queen kept a device for fine adjustment
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