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noun • a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot • deep soft mud in water or slush • a difficulty or embarrassment that is hard to extricate yourself from verb • entrap • cause to get stuck as if in a mire • be unable to move further • soil with mud, muck, or mire | ||||||||
| 36% | 8 | Act as a substratum | ||||||
verb • be or form the base for • lie underneath | ||||||||
| 36% | 9 | They form a hard, protective covering on a substratum | ||||||
noun • marine crustaceans with feathery food-catching appendages; free-swimming as larvae; as adults form a hard shell and live attached to submerged surfaces • European goose smaller than the brant; breeds in the far north | ||||||||
Wet Substratum
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MIRE which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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MIRE
Updated: October 10, 2023
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| New York Times30 Aug 1987 | Down 26 | |
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