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3 | 25% | 9 | The shift explained by this law is also known as the 'First Consonant Shift' | |
Must Shift Spot Of Dirt Crossword Clue
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SMUT which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
SMUT
Updated: October 14, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood
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We think the answer is "SMUT" which means:
- noun
- • A black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink
- • Destructive diseases of plants (especially cereal grasses) caused by fungi that produce black powdery masses of spores
- • Any fungus of the order ustilaginales
- • An offensive or indecent word or phrase
- • Creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire verb
- • Make obscene
- • Stain with a dirty substance, such as soot
- • Become affected with smut
- • Affect with smut or mildew, as of a crop such as corn
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