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| 2 | 54% | 5 | From the Latin word “papyrus” due to its use as a wick, a candle in Anglo-Saxon times, later a thin waxed spill; or, a gradual narrowing | |
| 3 | 49% | 6 | Thought to derive from early Dutch for “fine bread”, baked rounds or quadrants of plain or fruited dough, subject to a long-running debate as to whether said cakes are spread with jam first, or cream | |
Thought To Derive From The Anglo Saxon For Fire Due To Its Hollow Stems Used To Blow Air On Embers The Tree Sambucus With Berriesflowers Used For Cordial Jam Press And Wine Crossword Clue
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ELDER which was last seen in the Telegraph Giant General Knowledge crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
ELDER
Updated: October 12, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood
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We think the answer is "ELDER" which means:
- noun
- • A person who is older than you are
- • Any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical northern hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit
- • Any of various church officers adjective satellite
- • Used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son verb
- • To admonish or reprove for improper conduct by the elders of the meeting. adjective
- • Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.
- • Having been used and thus no longer new or unused.
- • Having existed or lived for the specified time.
- • (heading) of an earlier time.
- • Tiresome after prolonged repetition.
- • Said of subdued colors, particularly reds, pinks and oranges, as if they had faded over time.
- • A grammatical intensifier, often used in describing something positive. (mostly in idioms like good old, big old and little old, any old and some old.)
- • Excessive, abundant.
An example sentence would be:
- • "My elder sister is five years older than me."
- • "The elder of the two brothers always took care of the younger one."
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| Telegraph Giant General Knowledge28 Jan 2023 | Across 17 | |
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5 | Thought to derive from early Dutch for “fine bread”, baked rounds or quadrants of plain or fruited dough, subject to a long-running debate as to whether said cakes are spread with jam first, or cream
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22 Jul 2023 | Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 22 Jul 2023 |
6 | Tree in Anglo-Saxon enclosure
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