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Strange Device To Raise River Level Before Dam Opens Crossword Clue
There is 1 exact and 142 possible answers.
We've checked our database and believe the answer is
WEIRD which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
WEIRD
Updated: October 14, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood
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About This Clues Answer
We think the answer is "WEIRD" which means:
- noun
- • Fate personified; any one of the three weird sisters adjective satellite
- • Suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
- • Strikingly odd or unusual verb
- • To destine; doom; change by witchcraft or sorcery.
- • To warn solemnly; adjure. adjective
- • Having an unusually strange character or behaviour.
- • Deviating from the normal; bizarre.
- • Of or pertaining to the fates.
- • Connected with fate or destiny; able to influence fate.
- • Of or pertaining to witches or witchcraft; supernatural; unearthly; suggestive of witches, witchcraft, or unearthliness; wild; uncanny.
- • Having supernatural or preternatural power.
An example sentence would be:
- • "His behavior is really weird."
- • "I had a weird dream last night."
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| The Guardian Cryptic29 Feb 2016 | Down 6 | |
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