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verb • pass through (a barrier) • penetrate • break out | ||||||||
| 53% | 12 | Significant development as holiday finished | ||||||
noun • a productive insight • making an important discovery • a penetration of a barrier such as an enemy's defense | ||||||||
| 25% | 5 | One’s finished strategic game? Swot hasn’t finished | ||||||
noun • a person in desperate straits; someone doomed | ||||||||
Significant Development As Holiday Finished
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BREAKTHROUGH which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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BREAKTHROUGH
Updated: October 14, 2023
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| The Guardian Cryptic09 Jan 2004 | Down 11 | |
| The Guardian Cryptic09 Jan 2004 | Down 11 | |
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