Tricky Elusive Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 10, 2023

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	adjective satellite • difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze • able to make fine distinctions • working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
	34%	14		Quality of being tricky or elusive
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	33%	7		Tricky ... or a tricky description of 18-, 29-, 36-, 48- and 59-Across
	adjective satellite • indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading • characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive • deviating from a straight course

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New York Times14 Mar 1993	Down 48
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