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Sarcastic American Detectives Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "ACID" which means:
- noun
- • Any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt
- • Street name for lysergic acid diethylamide adjective satellite
- • Harsh or corrosive in tone
- • Being sour to the taste
- • Having the characteristics of an acid adjective
- • Sour, sharp, or biting to the taste; tart; having the taste of vinegar.
- • Sour-tempered.
- • Of or pertaining to an acid; acidic.
- • Denoting a musical genre that is a distortion (as if hallucinogenic) of an existing genre, as in acid house, acid jazz, acid rock.
An example sentence would be:
- • "Citric acid is commonly found in fruits like lemons and oranges."
- • "She spilled some acid on her jeans and it left a stain."
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The Guardian Cryptic10 Dec 2014 | Across 10 | |
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