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Obsequious Oscar Is Sly When Abandoning Ship Crossword Clue

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adjective satellite

• containing an unusual amount of grease or oil

• unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech

• coated or covered with oil

• smeared or soiled with grease or oil

41%9Oscar Wilde and Oscar Isaac share this
noun

• a person with the same name as another

31%13Sly cent in deal (anag) — on the sly
adverb

• In a secret or covert manner.

• In an illicit way, i.e. not permitted by the law or regulations.

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