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One To Carry A Torch For Crossword Clue

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noun

• the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke

verb

• shine with a sudden light

• be in flames or aflame

• criticize harshly, usually via an electronic medium

35%12 People who carry the torch
noun

• A person who continues the work of another

31%5Carry a ____, experience unrequited love
noun

• a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance

• tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches

• a small portable battery-powered electric lamp

• a burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame

verb

• burn maliciously, as by arson

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New York Times16 Mar 1989 Down 11
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