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adjective satellite • arousing affect • keenly distressing to the mind or feelings | ||||||||
| 33% | 9 | Atoning; purging | ||||||
adjective • having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation | ||||||||
| 31% | 6 | Under pressure, noble types can become paragons | ||||||
noun • a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel • a shade of white the color of bleached bones • a shape that is spherical and small verb • gather pearls, from oysters in the ocean | ||||||||
Under Pressure Atoning Can Become Emotionally Painful Crossword Clue
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POIGNANT which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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POIGNANT
Updated: October 14, 2023
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