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Tick Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is SEC which was last seen in the Telegraph Cross Atlantic crossword.
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noun

• an independent federal agency that oversees the exchange of securities to protect investors

• 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

• ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle

adjective satellite

• (of champagne) moderately dry

96%6Exact Match!
adjective

• a part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the first

noun

• 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

• an indefinitely short time

• the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the second of the bases in the infield

• a particular point in time

• following the first in an ordering or series

• a 60th part of a minute of arc

• the official attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing match

• a speech seconding a motion

• the gear that has the second lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle

• merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name

adverb

• in the second place

adjective satellite

• coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude

verb

• give support or one's approval to

• transfer an employee to a different, temporary assignment

95%6Exact Match!
noun

• very small free-living arachnid that is parasitic on animals or plants; related to ticks

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Source #Number Answer
Telegraph Cross Atlantic22 Jan 2024 Across 35
The Guardian Quick29 Nov 2022 Across 13
New York Times16 Apr 2016 Down 7
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