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noun • a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage • a person who crawls or creeps along the ground • terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers | ||||||||
| 44% | 10 | Plant whos name refers to a US state | ||||||
noun • lily of western North America with showy orange-red purple-spotted flowers | ||||||||
| 36% | 4 | Streak of lightning | ||||||
noun • a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder • a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech • the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key • the act of moving with great haste • a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length • a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener • a sudden abandonment (as from a political party) adverb • in a rigid manner • directly verb • move or jump suddenly • secure or lock with a bolt • swallow hastily • run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along • leave suddenly and as if in a hurry • eat hastily without proper chewing • make or roll into bolts | ||||||||
Sycophant Whos Hardly A Streak Of Lightning Crossword Clue
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CRAWLER which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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CRAWLER
Updated: October 14, 2023
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