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Shrill Flier Crossword Clue

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noun

• stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone

26%8Flier, deserter, or a deserting flier?
noun

• traveler who moves from one region or country to another

• an animal (especially birds and fish) that travels between different habitats at particular times of the year

26%8Flier abandoned by fellow flier
noun

• someone skilled in the use of a rifle

• a soldier whose weapon is a rifle

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New York Times27 Mar 2009 Down 42
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