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Portentous Mantra Intoned By One With Common Sense Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is OMINOUS which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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199%7Exact Match!
236%11Intoned religious songs
336%12 Melodious in a rhythmic and intoned manner

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We think the answer is "OMINOUS" which means:

    adjective satellite
  • • Threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  • • Presaging ill fortune
  • adjective
  • • Of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen; significant.
  • • Specifically, giving indication of a coming ill; being an evil omen

An example sentence would be:

  • • "The dark clouds in the sky were ominous of an approaching storm."
  • • "She felt a sense of ominous foreboding as she entered the abandoned house."

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The Guardian Cryptic09 Jun 2005 Across 9
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