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2 | 37% | 9 | Stiffening agent for hair | |
3 | 34% | 9 | Treated with a stiffening agent | |
Stiffening Agent Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "STARCH" which means:
- noun
- • A complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice; an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles
- • A commercial preparation of starch that is used to stiffen textile fabrics in laundering verb
- • Stiffen with starch adjective
- • Stiff; precise; rigid.
An example sentence would be:
- • "I need to buy some starch for my laundry."
- • "Potatoes are high in starch."
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Telegraph Quick31 Mar 2023 | Across 16 | |
The Guardian Quick20 Mar 2013 | Across 4 | |
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Similar Clues
Clue | Source | |
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1 | A guy-rope, tent pole or other brace; a sojourn; a curb or restraint; or, a stiffening strip in a corset
Telegraph Giant General Knowledge -
14 Jan 2023 | Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 14 Jan 2023 |
2 | Chemical used as a fabric stiffening agent | |
3 | Corset-stiffening material
New York Times -
19 Oct 2002 | New York Times / 19 Oct 2002 |
4 | Hair-stiffening goo
New York Times Bonus -
01 Mar 2019 | New York Times Bonus / 01 Mar 2019 |
5 | Hair-stiffening stuff
New York Times Mini -
12 Jul 2021 | New York Times Mini / 12 Jul 2021 |
6 | Plant exudate used as a stiffening agent in fabric printing | |
7 | Stiffening of a corpse
The Guardian Quick -
11 Sep 2009 | The Guardian Quick / 11 Sep 2009 |