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noun • dull or routine preliminary work preparing for an undertaking | ||||||||
| 31% | 11 | Involving preparation or preliminary work | ||||||
adjective satellite • preceding and preparing for something | ||||||||
| 31% | 10 | Provided with a preliminary preparation | ||||||
verb • To give something a treatment prior to another operation adjective • That has been subject to pretreatment | ||||||||
Preliminary Preparation Crossword Clue
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SPADEWORK which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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SPADEWORK
Updated: October 13, 2023
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| The Guardian Quick25 Jul 2023 | Down 11 | |
| New York Times10 Apr 1991 | Down 10 | |
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1 | Act of getting ready; homework or other preliminary study; or, a food, lotion, mixture, potion, remedy or other made-up concoction
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08 Apr 2023 | Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 08 Apr 2023 |
2 | Advantage gained by Dutch champion during preliminary race
The Guardian Cryptic -
07 Feb 2022 | The Guardian Cryptic / 07 Feb 2022 |
3 | A preliminary exercise in preparation for a contest or event | |
4 | Did a preliminary survey
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16 Jul 1989 | New York Times / 16 Jul 1989 |
5 | Involving preparation or preliminary work | |
6 | Preliminary figure: Abbr.
New York Times -
23 Mar 1994 | New York Times / 23 Mar 1994 |
7 | Small preliminary model of a larger intended work
The Guardian Quick -
20 Sep 2022 | The Guardian Quick / 20 Sep 2022 |
