Stubborn Stain Needs To Be Shifted Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 14, 2023

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	adjective • tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield adjective satellite • stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing • resistant to guidance or discipline verb • persist stubbornly
	34%	8		Nickname for stubborn or stubborn-minded people
	noun • A California fish (Scorpaenichthys marmoratus), allied to the sculpin.
	32%	14		Primary stain in the Papanicolaou stain
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The Guardian Cryptic11 Aug 2017	Across 10
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	Clue	Source
1	Nickname for stubborn or stubborn-minded people
2	Primary stain in the Papanicolaou stain
3	Stubborn stain to be removed The Guardian Cryptic - 11 Jan 2010	The Guardian Cryptic / 11 Jan 2010
4	Stubborn stain to be shifted The Guardian Quiptic - 02 Oct 2000	The Guardian Quiptic / 02 Oct 2000
5	Stubborn stain to be specially treated The Guardian Everyman - 14 Sep 2014	The Guardian Everyman / 14 Sep 2014
6	Stubborn stain to be treated The Guardian Cryptic - 01 Jul 2002	The Guardian Cryptic / 01 Jul 2002
7	They may be shifted or stripped New York Times - 07 Jun 1999	New York Times / 07 Jun 1999