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Sticky Stuff For Catching Birds In Tree Crossword Clue

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

• a caustic substance produced by heating limestone

• a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide

• a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds

• any of various related trees bearing limes

• any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber

• the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees

verb

• spread birdlime on branches to catch birds

• cover with lime so as to induce growth

36%8Sticky stuff used to ensnare birds
noun

• a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds

verb

• spread birdlime on branches to catch birds

31%10Sticky substance for catching birds
noun

• a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds

verb

• spread birdlime on branches to catch birds

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