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One Giving Offence Has Head Cut Off Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is LIGHTER which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: LIGHTER

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199%7Exact Match!
236%11 Responsible for a lethal offence
336%14 No longer treated as a criminal offence

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "LIGHTER" which means:

    noun
  • • A substance used to ignite or kindle a fire
  • • A device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires
  • • A flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)
  • verb
  • • Transport in a flatbottom boat
  • adjective
  • • Having light; bright; clear; not dark or obscure.
  • • Pale or whitish in color; highly luminous and more or less deficient in chroma.
  • • (of coffee) served with extra milk or cream.
  • • Having little or relatively little actual weight; not cumbrous or unwieldy.
  • • Having little weight as compared with bulk; of little density or specific gravity.
  • • Of short or insufficient weight; weighing less than the legal, standard or proper amount; clipped or diminished.
  • • Lacking that which burdens or makes heavy.
  • • Not heavy or soggy; spongy; well raised.
  • • Gentle; having little force or momentum.
  • • Easy to endure or perform.
  • • Low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.
  • • Unimportant, trivial, having little value or significance.
  • • Unchaste, wanton.
  • • Not encumbered; unembarrassed; clear of impediments; hence, active; nimble; swift.
  • • Easily influenced by trifling considerations; unsteady; unsettled; volatile.
  • • Indulging in, or inclined to, levity; lacking dignity or solemnity; frivolous; airy.
  • • Not quite sound or normal; somewhat impaired or deranged; dizzy; giddy.
  • • Easily interrupted by stimulation.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "She prefers lighter shades of paint for her bedroom walls."
  • • "I bought a lighter jacket for the spring season."

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