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Spade With A Broad Blade Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is SHOVEL which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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noun

• a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle

• the quantity a shovel can hold

• a fire iron consisting of a small shovel used to scoop coals or ashes in a fireplace

• a machine for excavating

verb

• dig with or as if with a shovel

37%5 ___ spade a spade
noun

• water arum

• South African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure white spathe and yellow spadix

37%6 +Calling a spade a spade
noun

• ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty

• the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech

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The Guardian Quick12 Oct 2004 Down 15
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