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Speedy Readers Specialty Crossword Clue
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SKIMMING which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
SKIMMING
Updated: October 10, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood
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We think the answer is "SKIMMING" which means:
- noun
- • The act of removing floating material from the surface of a liquid
- • Reading or glancing through quickly
- • Failure to declare income in order to avoid paying taxes on it
- • The act of brushing against while passing verb
- • To pass lightly; to glide along in an even, smooth course; to glide along near the surface.
- • To pass near the surface of; to brush the surface of; to glide swiftly along the surface of.
- • To hasten along with superficial attention.
- • To put on a finishing coat of plaster.
- • To throw an object so it bounces on water (skimming stones)
- • To ricochet
- • To read quickly, skipping some detail
- • To scrape off; to remove (something) from a surface
- • To clear (a liquid) from scum or substance floating or lying on it, by means of a utensil that passes just beneath the surface.
- • To clear a liquid from (scum or substance floating or lying on it), especially the cream that floats on top of fresh milk
- • To steal money from a business before the transaction has been recorded, thus avoiding detection.
- • To surreptitiously scan a payment card in order to obtain its information for fraudulent purposes.
- • To become coated over.
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| New York Times12 Jul 1979 | Down 38 | |
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