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noun • a state or condition markedly different from the norm • a disorder in one's mental state • an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image | ||||||||
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noun • a male character in French pantomime; usually dressed in white with a whitened face | ||||||||
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adjective satellite • given as a task | ||||||||
Mistake Gives Scottish City Only Half The Quota Crossword Clue
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ABERRATION which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
ABERRATION
Updated: October 14, 2023
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Similar Clues
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1 | Beset by depression, make mistake of only half being a clown
The Guardian Cryptic -
29 Oct 2019 | The Guardian Cryptic / 29 Oct 2019 |
2 | Delivered flower quota to man
The Guardian Quiptic -
06 Jul 2015 | The Guardian Quiptic / 06 Jul 2015 |
3 | English quota made up right on the line
The Guardian Quiptic -
08 Jun 2015 | The Guardian Quiptic / 08 Jun 2015 |
4 | Fruit, large quota distributed
The Guardian Everyman -
22 Oct 2017 | The Guardian Everyman / 22 Oct 2017 |
5 | Given a set quota | |
6 | Going over a prescribed limit or quota | |
7 | Quota
New York Times -
26 Aug 1979 | New York Times / 26 Aug 1979 |
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