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The Heavens Opening In Earnest The Rainstorms Beginning Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is ETHER which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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noun

• the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies

• any of a class of organic compounds that have two hydrocarbon groups linked by an oxygen atom

• a medium that was once supposed to fill all space and to support the propagation of electromagnetic waves

• a colorless volatile highly flammable liquid formerly used as an inhalation anesthetic

35%6 Heavy rainstorms
noun

• (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

• a sudden forceful flow

• the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow

35%3 Dir. of some rainstorms
noun

• the compass point midway between northeast and east

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