Varnish Derived From Insect Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 13, 2023

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	noun • lac purified by heating and filtering; usually in thin orange or yellow flakes but sometimes bleached white • a thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol; used to finish wood verb • cover with shellac
	25%	9		Varnish element derived from a tropical tree
	noun • any of various hard resins from trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae and of the genus Agathis; especially the amboyna pine
	21%	7		Girl turned on insect - insect bit
	noun • an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals • sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ • one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans; typically sensitive to touch and taste

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The Guardian Quick13 Feb 2004	Down 2
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