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1 | 99% | 9 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 34% | 8 | A sword with a tapering blade and a blunt point | |
3 | 28% | 8 | With the back end forwards | |
Tapering Forwards And Downwards And Blunt At The Back Which Is Neat Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "SHIPSHAPE" which means:
- adjective satellite
- • Characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder adjective
- • (originally nautical) meticulously neat and tidy. adverb
- • (originally nautical) neatly and tidily to a meticulous extent.
An example sentence would be:
- • "He always keeps his house shipshape and tidy."
- • "The captain ordered the crew to get the deck shipshape before the storm."
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The Guardian Cryptic16 Jul 2010 | Across 13 | |
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