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Tongue Mishap Crossword Clue

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noun

• a socially awkward or tactless act

• a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.

• potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics

• a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting

• a young and slender person

• a place where a craft can be made fast

• an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall

• a slippery smoothness

• artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material

• a small sheet of paper

• a woman's sleeveless undergarment

• bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow

• an unexpected slide

• a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air

• the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)

verb

• move stealthily

• insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly

• move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner

• fall to a lower standard

• move smoothly and easily

• to make a mistake or be incorrect

• pass on stealthily

• move easily

• cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion

• pass out of one's memory

• move out of position

23%9 A speech sound produced by curling the tongue or tip of the tongue backward
adjective satellite

• bent or curved backward

• pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palate

verb

• bend or turn backward

• articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate

23%8 Often found under the tongue, it helps to anchor the tongue to the bottom of the mouth
noun

• A small fold of tissue that prevents an organ in the body from moving too far.

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New York Times14 Dec 1976 Down 1
New York Times16 Mar 1976 Across 1
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