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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 • muscular diaphragm that controls the size of the pupil which in turn controls the amount of light that enters the eye; it forms the colored portion of the eye • diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening | ||||||||
| 32% | 5 | Like some language that's horrible mostly and preposterous mostly | ||||||
noun • one of the two branches of the Finno-Ugric family of languages; spoken in Hungary and northwestern Siberia | ||||||||
| 30% | 7 | Crossword setters are mostly unfashionable and need replacing | ||||||
verb • exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress • go to pieces • deteriorate through use or stress | ||||||||
Like Some Setters Mostly Kind Of Ornamental Crossword Clue
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IRIS which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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IRIS
Updated: December 25, 2024
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