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noun • An alloy coating made of lead and tin (or, more recently, zinc and tin) and used to cover steel. | ||||||||
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Tern Crossword Clue
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SCRAY which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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SCRAY
Updated: October 10, 2023
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| New York Times15 Feb 1991 | Down 33 | |
| New York Times13 Jul 1980 | Across 104 | |
| New York Times01 Jun 1980 | Down 23 | |
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1 | About return of bird - possibly a tern - that can count
The Guardian Cryptic -
12 Apr 2006 | The Guardian Cryptic / 12 Apr 2006 |
2 | A darter dragonfly; a hydroplane; a milk sieve; a shearwater; a stone for ducks and drakes; or, a tern-like bird with a blade-like lower mandible
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3 | Aleutian ___ tern, a migratory bird species | |
4 | A tern-like bird with a stocky build | |
5 | Cuckoo, wren, tern - shot going towards the Manchester area?
The Guardian Quiptic -
13 Aug 2001 | The Guardian Quiptic / 13 Aug 2001 |
6 | In vain, tern altered course, going inside
The Guardian Quiptic -
15 Oct 2001 | The Guardian Quiptic / 15 Oct 2001 |
7 | Tern gets past flapping wing
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29 Sep 2005 | The Guardian Cryptic / 29 Sep 2005 |
