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adjective • marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact adjective satellite • (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth; strictly correct • lacking compromising or mitigating elements verb • claim as due or just • take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs | ||||||||
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noun • a hole (usually in wood) with the top part enlarged so that a screw or bolt will fit into it and lie below the surface • a bit for enlarging the upper part of a hole verb • insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink) | ||||||||
Puzzle Had Screw Loose Or Had Cracked Crossword Clue
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WORDSEARCH which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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WORDSEARCH
Updated: October 14, 2023
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