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Spiral Shape Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is COIL which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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99%4Exact Match!
noun

• a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops

• a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)

• a transformer that supplies high voltage to spark plugs in a gasoline engine

• a contraceptive device placed inside a woman's womb

• tubing that is wound in a spiral

• reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit

verb

• to wind or move in a spiral course

• make without a potter's wheel

• wind around something in coils or loops

98%5Exact Match!
noun

• type genus of the family Helicidae

• a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle

• a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops

36%6Shape of the Milky Way
noun

• a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center

• a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle

• a continuously accelerating change in the economy

• ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center

• a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops

• flying downward in a helical path with a large radius

adjective satellite

• in the shape of a coil

verb

• to wind or move in a spiral course

• form a spiral

• move in a spiral or zigzag course

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New York Times28 Mar 2012 Across 45
The Guardian Quick11 Feb 2010 Down 18
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