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noun • a cone-shaped paper hat formerly placed on the head of slow or lazy pupils | ||||||||
| 40% | 8 | Paper hat for a dunce | ||||||
noun • a size of paper used especially in Britain | ||||||||
| 30% | 3 | Wearing dunce's hat, I'm a little bit slow | ||||||
adjective • made dim or less bright adjective satellite • lacking in light; not bright or harsh • lacking clarity or distinctness • offering little or no hope • slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity verb • switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam • become dim or lusterless • make dim or lusterless • make dim by comparison or conceal • become vague or indistinct | ||||||||
Paper Hat For A Dunce Crossword Clue
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FOOLSCAP which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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FOOLSCAP
Updated: October 14, 2023
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| The Guardian Cryptic17 Dec 2008 | Across 5 | |
| The Guardian Cryptic17 Dec 2008 | Across 5 | |
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