Ones Tight Well Oiled Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 14, 2023

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	99%	7		Exact Match!
	noun • small fatty fish usually canned • any of various small edible herring or related food fishes frequently canned • a deep orange-red variety of chalcedony • small fishes found in great schools along coasts of Europe; smaller and rounder than herring
	41%	6		Well-heeled or well-oiled? Such a question is unfair
	adjective • (of weapons) charged with ammunition adjective satellite • filled with a great quantity • (of statements or questions) charged with associative significance and often meant to mislead or influence • having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value • very drunk
	36%	7		Like a well-oiled machine
	adverb • in a sleek glossy manner

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The Guardian Cryptic20 Mar 2008	Down 7
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