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Religious Education Fib Ive No Current Excuse Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is RELIEVE which was last seen in the Telegraph Cryptic crossword.
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verb

• provide physical relief, as from pain

• free someone temporarily from his or her obligations

• grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to

• lessen the intensity of or calm

• save from ruin, destruction, or harm

• relieve oneself of troubling information

• provide relief for

• free from a burden, evil, or distress

• take by stealing

• grant exemption or release to

• alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive

46%9 Ending in -ive and describing a verb
noun

• (in Latin grammar) a verbal adjective that describes obligation or necessity, equivalent in form to the future passive participle.

• (less commonly, in English grammar) a verbal adjective ending in -ing , also called a "present participle".

adjective

• Gerundial

42%6 To gloss over or excuse; excuse or cover up (an offense, error, etc.)
verb

• To extenuate, explain away, gloss over.

• To use flattering language.

• To smooth over; to palliate by specious explanation.

• To give a shine to (something or someone).

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Telegraph Cryptic11 Apr 2023 Down 20
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