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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 | ||||||||
Ones Tight Well Oiled Crossword Clue
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SARDINE which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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SARDINE
Updated: October 14, 2023
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