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noun • the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception • a legal proceeding that creates a parent-child relation between persons not related by blood; the adopted child is entitled to all privileges belonging to a natural child of the adoptive parents (including the right to inherit) • the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source | ||||||||
30% | 6 | Point, point, point, point then led all over the place | ||||||
noun • the leaf of a conifer • a slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument • a sharp pointed implement (usually steel) • a stylus that formerly made sound by following a groove in a phonograph record verb • annoy or provoke, as by constant criticism • prick with a needle | ||||||||
27% | 11 | Trouble instigators or trouble seekers | ||||||
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Taking Trouble To Point Out Crossword Clue
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ADOPTION which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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ADOPTION
Updated: October 14, 2023
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