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Strangely Apt Or Inapt Crossword Clue

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adjective satellite

• humorously sarcastic or mocking

• characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is

29%4Inapt locale for this answer
adjective

• situated in or facing or moving toward the west

noun

• the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

• the cardinal compass point that is at 270 degrees

• the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River

• the direction corresponding to the westward cardinal compass point

• a location in the western part of a country, region, or city

• British writer (born in Ireland) (1892-1983)

• United States film actress (1892-1980)

• English painter (born in America) who became the second president of the Royal Academy (1738-1820)

adverb

• to, toward, or in the west

29%5Inapt (anag)
noun

• a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating

• (basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court

• makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks

verb

• make a painting

• apply paint to; coat with paint

• make a painting of

• apply a liquid to; e.g., paint the gutters with linseed oil

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