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noun • A metal cup, suspended from a pole and filled with burning pitch etc; once used as portable illumination. • (coopering) A small furnace or iron cage to hold fire for charring the inside of a cask, and making the staves flexible. | ||||||||
| 44% | 9 | A floating aid to navigation, usually anchored, with a beacon or lighted beacon | ||||||
noun • a ship equipped like a lighthouse and anchored where a permanent lighthouse would be impracticable | ||||||||
| 34% | 12 | Conveyors of a burning beacon | ||||||
noun • a leader in a campaign or movement | ||||||||
Oil Burning Cup Used As A Beacon Crossword Clue
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CRESSET which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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CRESSET
Updated: October 10, 2023
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1 | A beacon, buoy or other indicator; a thick felt-tip pen; a scorekeeper in billiards or squash; an attendance recorder; or, a counter in a game
Telegraph Giant General Knowledge -
07 Oct 2023 | Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 07 Oct 2023 |
2 | A floating aid to navigation, usually anchored, with a beacon or lighted beacon | |
3 | Beacon, e.g.
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23 Oct 1983 | New York Times / 23 Oct 1983 |
4 | Beacon on a lighthouse, e.g.
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31 May 1984 | New York Times / 31 May 1984 |
5 | Biblical beacon
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14 Dec 1993 | New York Times / 14 Dec 1993 |
6 | Coastal beacon
Telegraph Quick -
05 Jun 2024 | Telegraph Quick / 05 Jun 2024 |
7 | Conveyors of a burning beacon |
