Keep Alien In The Wet Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 14, 2023

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	verb • hold back within • allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature • secure and keep for possible future use or application • keep in one's mind
	32%	15		They may use wet-on-wet or wet-on-dry techniques
	noun • a painter who paints with watercolors
	28%	9		Alien, quite altered alien back in good form
	noun • rules governing socially acceptable behavior

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The Guardian Cryptic17 Apr 2014	Across 12
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