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We've checked our database and believe the answer is PALATAL which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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99%7Exact Match!
adjective

• relating to or lying near the palate

noun

• a semivowel produced with the tongue near the palate (like the initial sound in the English word `yeast')

adjective satellite

• produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as `y') or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as `ch' in `chin' or `j' in `gin')

30%5Like some consonants, in phonetics
adjective

• of or relating to the velum

noun

• a consonant produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate

adjective satellite

• produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate (as `k' in `cat' and `g' in `gun' and `ng' in `sing')

26%7Some consonants
adjective

• of or relating to the lips of the mouth

• relating to or near the female labium

noun

• a consonant whose articulation involves movement of the lips

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Source #Number Answer
New York Times24 Jul 2013 Across 36
New York Times09 Jan 2005 Down 65
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