It Sweeps Across The Face Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 11, 2023

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	noun • an intermediate person; used in the phrase `at second hand' • hand marking seconds on a timepiece adverb • from a source of previously owned goods
	42%	10		It sweeps across the face
	adverb • by indirect means adjective satellite • derived from what is primary or original; not firsthand • previously used or owned by another
	34%	12		Arid wind that sweeps across the Australian plains
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New York Times11 Jul 2000	Across 24
New York Times11 Jul 2000	Across 24
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