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Rats Nest Crossword Clue

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noun

• a state of confusion and disorderliness

• informal terms for a difficult situation

• soft semiliquid food

• a meal eaten in a mess hall by service personnel

• a (large) military dining room where service personnel eat or relax

• (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

verb

• eat in a mess hall

• make a mess of or create disorder in

36%6 Sometimes called tree rats or banana rats
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26%14Nest is usually built in a tree cavity or nest box
noun

• smallest merganser and most expert diver; found in northern Eurasia

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New York Times01 Feb 1991 Across 10
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