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Stinging Crossword Clue

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adjective satellite

• strong and sharp

• harsh or corrosive in tone

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noun

• any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt

• street name for lysergic acid diethylamide

adjective satellite

• harsh or corrosive in tone

• being sour to the taste

• having the characteristics of an acid

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adjective satellite

• capable of wounding

• having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.

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Source #Number Answer
New York Times17 Apr 2014 Down 9
New York Times13 May 1999 Across 40
New York Times31 Dec 1995 Across 68
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