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Rank | Letters | Answer | Clue | |
1 | 99% | 8 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 30% | 11 | Relating to a custom or practice of a brother-in-law marrying the widow of his deceased brother | |
3 | 30% | 6 | A person who is a brother or brother-in-law of one's parent | |
Poet With Brother Having Kept Behind Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "BROWNING" which means:
- noun
- • Cooking to a brown crispiness over a fire or on a grill
- • United states inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the peacemaker) (1855-1926)
- • English poet and husband of elizabeth barrett browning noted for his dramatic monologues (1812-1889)
- • English poet best remembered for love sonnets written to her husband robert browning (1806-1861) verb
- • To become brown.
- • To cook something until it becomes brown.
- • To tan.
- • To make brown or dusky.
- • To give a bright brown colour to, as to gun barrels, by forming a thin coating of oxide on their surface.
- • (usually derogatory) to turn progressively more middle eastern, hispanic or latino, in the context of the population of a geographic region.
- • To treat with deference, or respect.
An example sentence would be:
- • "The browning of the leaves indicates that autumn is approaching."
- • "I love the browning on the top of a perfectly baked apple pie."
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1 | Downhearted little brother kept away
The Guardian Cryptic -
07 Mar 2005 | The Guardian Cryptic / 07 Mar 2005 |
2 | In accordance with the legal rights of a brother-in-law to marry his deceased brother's widow | |
3 | Relating to a custom or practice of a brother-in-law marrying the widow of his deceased brother | |
4 | They're kept behind bars
New York Times -
05 Mar 2000 | New York Times / 05 Mar 2000 |
5 | Things kept behind bars
New York Times -
22 Nov 2008 | New York Times / 22 Nov 2008 |
6 | What water pipes should be kept behind?
The Guardian Cryptic -
03 Jun 2013 | The Guardian Cryptic / 03 Jun 2013 |
7 | Word for an extra/duplicate kept in reserve in case of damage, loss etc, also used humorously to describe the brother of an heir
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11 Feb 2023 | Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 11 Feb 2023 |
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