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adjective satellite • capable of wounding • having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc. | ||||||||
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adjective satellite • tending to select; characterized by careful choice • characterized by very careful or fastidious selection | ||||||||
| 27% | 10 | Can have both thorny and non-thorny varieties | ||||||
noun • family of spiny woody plants (usually shrubs or small trees) whose leaves mimic animals in sensitivity to touch; commonly included in the family Leguminosae | ||||||||
Thorny Cutting Crossword Clue
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BARBED which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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BARBED
Updated: October 13, 2023
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1 | Can have both thorny and non-thorny varieties | |
2 | Cutting back, cutting total level
The Guardian Everyman -
09 Jul 2017 | The Guardian Everyman / 09 Jul 2017 |
3 | Cutting hedges optional — sense avoiding the thorny bits?
The Guardian Cryptic -
26 May 2017 | The Guardian Cryptic / 26 May 2017 |
4 | Cutting tool's cutting edge | |
5 | More thorny
New York Times -
30 Sep 1977 | New York Times / 30 Sep 1977 |
6 | Thorny shrub with red blossoms, native to Japan
The Guardian Quick -
19 Sep 2022 | The Guardian Quick / 19 Sep 2022 |
7 | Thorny twig
New York Times -
16 Dec 2000 | New York Times / 16 Dec 2000 |
