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REAL
4 Letters
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ActualCrossword Clue
Not fakeCrossword Clue
Not phonyCrossword Clue
GenuineCrossword Clue
___ ID (driver's license with a special marking)Crossword Clue
Not imaginaryCrossword Clue
Not imaginedCrossword Clue
TrueCrossword Clue

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ACTUAL
6 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
Not approximate, sayCrossword Clue
Bona fideCrossword Clue
RealCrossword Clue
GenuineCrossword Clue
Honest-to-goodnessCrossword Clue
AuthenticCrossword Clue

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TRUE
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
FactualCrossword Clue
Spandau Ballet's biggest hitCrossword Clue
"You got that right!"Crossword Clue
"Can't argue with that"Crossword Clue
"Yeah, you're right"Crossword Clue
"Good point"Crossword Clue
Partner of "tried," in a sayingCrossword Clue
The "T" of T/FCrossword Clue
"___ dat"Crossword Clue
Immodest response to "You're the best!"Crossword Clue

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GENUINE
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RealCrossword Clue
SincereCrossword Clue
UnfeignedCrossword Clue
Bona fideCrossword Clue
Straight upCrossword Clue
HeartfeltCrossword Clue
Honest-to-goodnessCrossword Clue
Real information on one taken in by a Parisian?Crossword Clue
Real information leading a Parisienne to embrace oneCrossword Clue

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BONAFIDE
8 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
Honest-to-goodnessCrossword Clue
RealCrossword Clue
GenuineCrossword Clue
Real beano arranged, to include daughter, if backCrossword Clue

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ECHT
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Genuine German beach hut regularly cleared outCrossword Clue
Bona fideCrossword Clue
Not fakeCrossword Clue
Authentic and typicalCrossword Clue
Authentic German playwright, not BritishCrossword Clue
Real turnaround for the boxing clubsCrossword Clue
Genuine article returned broken by CharlieCrossword Clue
Genuine horror at the start when entering shock therapyCrossword Clue

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LEGIT
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The real dealCrossword Clue
Genuine, casuallyCrossword Clue
On the up-and-upCrossword Clue
On the up and upCrossword Clue
Totally authenticCrossword Clue
For realCrossword Clue
AboveboardCrossword Clue
Not sketchy, colloquiallyCrossword Clue

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VALID
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Legally bindingCrossword Clue
LegitimateCrossword Clue
Logically soundCrossword Clue
Bona fideCrossword Clue
"That's fair"Crossword Clue
"That's a ___ point"Crossword Clue
Well-foundedCrossword Clue
Logical, as a syllogismCrossword Clue

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KOSHER
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LegitimateCrossword Clue
Devoid of pork and shellfish, sayCrossword Clue
LegitCrossword Clue
On the up and upCrossword Clue
For realCrossword Clue
Conforming to Jewish dietary lawCrossword Clue
Food that meets Jewish dietary lawCrossword Clue
King has horse slaughtered and ritually preparedCrossword Clue
Wins a womens boxing match within the rulesCrossword Clue

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SINCERE
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GenuineCrossword Clue
HeartfeltCrossword Clue
RealCrossword Clue
Honest and as free at heartCrossword Clue
True crime about to involve churchCrossword Clue
Devout transgress about to embrace churchCrossword Clue
Because Jeremys heart is honest and trueCrossword Clue
Following on is straightforwardCrossword Clue
Because, for example, ultimately it's trueCrossword Clue
Because, for example, ultimately its trueCrossword Clue

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DATA
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Spreadsheet contentsCrossword Clue
Numbers to crunchCrossword Clue
Numbers that may be minedCrossword Clue
Info in a bankCrossword Clue
Word with mine or dumpCrossword Clue
Stats stuffCrossword Clue
The new oil, it's saidCrossword Clue
Facts and figuresCrossword Clue
Numbers to analyzeCrossword Clue
Facts and figuresCrossword Clue

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THEREALMACAW
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Bird that's no phony?Crossword Clue

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ENTICING
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TemptingCrossword Clue
Like sirensCrossword Clue
Authentic ingénue's attractiveCrossword Clue
Attractive part of hospital with decorationCrossword Clue
Attractive husband leaving awfully nice thingCrossword Clue
Attractive husband leaving awfully nice thingCrossword Clue
DrawingCrossword Clue
AttractiveCrossword Clue
Attractive medical department gets final touchCrossword Clue
Drawing of ten bananas on top of cake?Crossword Clue

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REALGAR
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Mineral not fake guy brought upCrossword Clue
Substantial domestic plot - study extracted mineralCrossword Clue
Mineral water at last needed by a cracking composerCrossword Clue
Genuine fish, could be poisonousCrossword Clue
Genuine fish pigmentCrossword Clue
Pigment made from genuine fishCrossword Clue
Its true - paper back is a source of poisonCrossword Clue
Rosaker - a genuine paperbackCrossword Clue
Genuine garnet but not clear mineralCrossword Clue

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OFFICIAL
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RecognizedCrossword Clue
Lights out here in France, it’s decreedCrossword Clue
Referee, sayCrossword Clue
Authorised — representative of an organisationCrossword Clue
Approved adding spicier centre in cheapest meatCrossword Clue
Public functionaryCrossword Clue
AuthorisedCrossword Clue
Lights out here in France, its decreedCrossword Clue
Certified waste parts for old chemical companyCrossword Clue
Approved of CIA file endlessly getting doctoredCrossword Clue

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RINGTRUE
8 Letters
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Sound rightCrossword Clue
Sound about rightCrossword Clue
Among engineers, Turing failed to convinceCrossword Clue
Add up, so to speakCrossword Clue
Sound rightCrossword Clue
Sound rightCrossword Clue

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VERITABLE
9 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
Finished without love, albeit strangely trueCrossword Clue
Free travel i.e. around Belgium? Its trueCrossword Clue
True — realCrossword Clue
Anger against topsy-turvy board is genuineCrossword Clue

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ITY
3 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
Plural suffix?Crossword Clue
Plural suffixCrossword Clue
Odd ending?Crossword Clue
Plural suffixCrossword Clue
Suffix on fluid or solidCrossword Clue

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VERISIMILITUDE
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Doctor Muriel visited, receiving one authentic lookCrossword Clue
Ive delirium - it's distorted appearance of realityCrossword Clue

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THEREALHATFIELD
15 Letters

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REALMS
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
KingdomsCrossword Clue
Monarchs’ responsibilities regarding charityCrossword Clue
KingdomsCrossword Clue
DomainsCrossword Clue
DomainsCrossword Clue
Queens' domainsCrossword Clue
Monarchs' domainsCrossword Clue
Areas dealing with charityCrossword Clue
Genuine manuscript showing spheres of activityCrossword Clue
Fields of study concerned with charitable givingCrossword Clue

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ENTHUSIASTIC
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10 RELATED CLUES
Filled with relish?Crossword Clue
Gung-hoCrossword Clue
In case it changes, so absorbed and keenCrossword Clue
Eager moving round cities hauntsCrossword Clue
Vehement cheats in US it turned outCrossword Clue
Cuisine thats exciting and livelyCrossword Clue
Sauciest hint when frolicking making one keenCrossword Clue
Chastise unit at sea thats keenCrossword Clue
Gung-hoCrossword Clue
KeenCrossword Clue

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REEL
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Rod's partnerCrossword Clue
Instagram videoCrossword Clue
It holds the lineCrossword Clue
Film unitCrossword Clue
Film spoolCrossword Clue
Short Instagram videoCrossword Clue
Walk unsteadilyCrossword Clue
Go for a spin?Crossword Clue
Casting needCrossword Clue
Instagram video clipCrossword Clue

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REPEAL
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Void, in a wayCrossword Clue
The 21st Amendment, e.gCrossword Clue
Ring again to cancelCrossword Clue
Legally annulCrossword Clue
OverturnCrossword Clue
Officially annulCrossword Clue
Law undoerCrossword Clue
Removal of a lawCrossword Clue
Officially cancelCrossword Clue
Vacate centre of grey ringCrossword Clue

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PUKKA
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
GenuineCrossword Clue
Indian word for proper or genuineCrossword Clue
Sound coming from furrow on the levelCrossword Clue
Genuine Dad crossing this country park finallyCrossword Clue
Perfectly constructed contract, according to auditorCrossword Clue
Perfectly constructed contract, according to auditorCrossword Clue
Excellent posh weekends during every yearCrossword Clue
First class and genuineCrossword Clue
Respectable European country having King within a yearCrossword Clue
A couple of kings happy to retire for realCrossword Clue

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STERLING
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Excellent English footballerCrossword Clue
Genuine curled ringletsCrossword Clue
Pounds, e.gCrossword Clue
Worthy Scottish town given mentionCrossword Clue
Authentic report of sizeable Scottish settlementCrossword Clue
Pure clothed in chaster lingerieCrossword Clue
Excellent moneyCrossword Clue
Pure polyester lingerie clothesCrossword Clue
Excellent toss to win! Score many in sessionCrossword Clue
Money somewhere in Scotland by the sound of it?Crossword Clue

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ENTICE
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
InveigleCrossword Clue
Dangle a carrot in front ofCrossword Clue
Draw and shuffle 10 diamondsCrossword Clue
Only half decent police siren may do soCrossword Clue
Lure hospital department with diamondsCrossword Clue
TemptCrossword Clue
Sweet-talkCrossword Clue
Attract traineeCrossword Clue
Dangle a carrot in front ofCrossword Clue
Seduce enrolled nurse on three occasions, putting HR outCrossword Clue

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RENEWAL
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
ReconditioningCrossword Clue
Continuation after a stopCrossword Clue
Fountain of Youth's promiseCrossword Clue
Request for more TimeCrossword Clue
Subscription extensionCrossword Clue
Subscription updateCrossword Clue
What may be cheaper if it's automaticCrossword Clue
Welcome news for a fan of a TV showCrossword Clue
Restoration we learn aboutCrossword Clue
*Key to more issuesCrossword Clue

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CAMRA
5 Letters

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HISTORICAL
10 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Old hit carols I broadcastCrossword Clue
Welcome state getting to grips with riots mishandled in the pastCrossword Clue
Chaps initially convicted in court case after earlier involvement of nothing from the pastCrossword Clue
This strange exam covers one century of yoreCrossword Clue
Old IIT scholar ill-treatedCrossword Clue
Ancient chariot is destroyed by learner driverCrossword Clue
Lost chair I restored belonging to the pastCrossword Clue

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OLDE
4 Letters
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Bit of sign language?Crossword Clue
Ye ___ ShoppeCrossword Clue
Ye ___ TavernCrossword Clue
Ye ___ ShoppeCrossword Clue
Ye ___ ShoppeCrossword Clue
Word on some Renaissance Faire signageCrossword Clue
Adjective in some “Shoppe” namesCrossword Clue
Ye ___ ShoppeCrossword Clue
Adjective at a Renaissance FaireCrossword Clue
Quaint descriptorCrossword Clue

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REGAL
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
MajesticCrossword Clue
RoyalCrossword Clue
Like a monarchCrossword Clue
LavishCrossword Clue
GrandCrossword Clue
Splendid drink knocked backCrossword Clue
High and mighty, perhapsCrossword Clue
Like a queenCrossword Clue
Fit for a queenCrossword Clue
AMC competitorCrossword Clue

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ARYAN
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Race fairly, gain evenlyCrossword Clue
Indo-___ languagesCrossword Clue
Ancient Indo-EuropeanCrossword Clue
Early Indo-EuropeanCrossword Clue
An Irishman seen in racial categoryCrossword Clue
Indo-___ languagesCrossword Clue
Early Indo-EuropeanCrossword Clue
Early Indus Valley inhabitantCrossword Clue
Indo-___ languagesCrossword Clue
Early Indus Valley settlerCrossword Clue

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FIREALARM
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9 RELATED CLUES
Gangster carrying gun round, warning to get outCrossword Clue
Red warning device that might have a "pull down" handleCrossword Clue
Shoot gangster? Weapon that might be raised with smokeCrossword Clue
Warning of a possible serious dangerCrossword Clue
For a warning device, company must acquire genuine article (4,5)Crossword Clue
Genuine article installed by company that signals dangerCrossword Clue
Evacuation notice?Crossword Clue
In France, the slicing weapon's reason for 999 call?Crossword Clue
Notice that a building is burning, sayCrossword Clue

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GENET
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Absurdist playwright JeanCrossword Clue
French writer mapped item by timeCrossword Clue
French writer JeanCrossword Clue
"The Balcony" playwright JeanCrossword Clue
"The Maids" playwright JeanCrossword Clue
"The Balcony"playwrightCrossword Clue
Albees finale appropriated by fellow playwrightCrossword Clue
"The Maids" playwright JeanCrossword Clue
Courteous man entertaining English authorCrossword Clue
French novelist/dramatist associated with the Theater of the AbsurdCrossword Clue

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PROPERTY
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Quality goodsCrossword Clue
Attribute of required standard, extremely trustyCrossword Clue
Strict limits of territory in land one ownsCrossword Clue
Things appropriate to youth at the outsetCrossword Clue
Kit for rugby player burst tyreCrossword Clue
Kit for rugby player burst tyreCrossword Clue
House for smart lady at lastCrossword Clue
Possessions, collectivelyCrossword Clue
BelongingsCrossword Clue
Characteristic of possessions collectivelyCrossword Clue

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PSEUDO
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
BogusCrossword Clue
Prefix meaning "false"Crossword Clue
Op usedCrossword Clue
Prefix meaning "false"Crossword Clue
False front?Crossword Clue
FakeCrossword Clue
Prefix meaning "false"Crossword Clue
Sham work without fee turned upCrossword Clue
False start?Crossword Clue
Not genuineCrossword Clue

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REPRISAL
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10 RELATED CLUES
Sally returned umbrella Sir Percival carries aroundCrossword Clue
Pair is involved in actual retaliationCrossword Clue
Err, a slip, bombed in retaliationCrossword Clue
Retaliatory actCrossword Clue
Tit for tatCrossword Clue
Theatre hands round account showing revengeCrossword Clue
Rare slip upset quid pro quoCrossword Clue
Revenge of agent, gentleman turning up to get gangster?Crossword Clue
Salesperson returning city gentleman's paybackCrossword Clue
Salesperson returning city gentlemans paybackCrossword Clue

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SINFONIA
8 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Orchestral prelude to an operaCrossword Clue

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THEREAL
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BRECHT
6 Letters
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German playwright, author of Mother Courage and Her Children, d. 1956Crossword Clue
Betolt ___, playwright whose works include The Threepenny OperaCrossword Clue
Playwright's brother with genuine following in his own countryCrossword Clue
Playwrights brother with genuine following in his own countryCrossword Clue
Playwright BertoltCrossword Clue
German dramatist and librettist, 1898-1956Crossword Clue
German dramatist, Bertold, d. 1956Crossword Clue
Bertolt ___, playwright whose works include The Threepenny OperaCrossword Clue
German dramatist and poet who wrote The Threepenny Opera, d.1956Crossword Clue
Playwright from Britain, the real thingCrossword Clue

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FUNEREALLY
10 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Frolic before friend with a gloomy airCrossword Clue
Lacking joy and merriment, having little energy in factCrossword Clue

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PROTRUDE
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Stick out for last half of Magic Roundabout characterCrossword Clue
Stick outCrossword Clue
Come through for Torys first offensiveCrossword Clue
Stick outCrossword Clue
Bulge in pants Mrs Grundy concealsCrossword Clue
Stick out as moralist penning drivelCrossword Clue
Moralist checked corruption in projectCrossword Clue
Push forward from back of crowd to interrupt shocked tour repCrossword Clue
Corruption riddled Mrs Grundy's projectCrossword Clue
Corruption riddled Mrs Grundys projectCrossword Clue

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REALM
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
DomainCrossword Clue
Queen's domainCrossword Clue
Queen's domainCrossword Clue
KingdomCrossword Clue
AreaCrossword Clue
Royal domainCrossword Clue
Monarch's domainCrossword Clue
DomainCrossword Clue
Sphere of influenceCrossword Clue
DomainCrossword Clue

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REFUSAL
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
NoCrossword Clue
TurndownCrossword Clue
RejectionCrossword Clue
No bother mostly cutting through concreteCrossword Clue
DenialCrossword Clue
No fur seal should be disturbedCrossword Clue
Dissent shown by American gangster meeting officialCrossword Clue
Denial referred to you and me and AlCrossword Clue
Commotion mostly in genuine rejectionCrossword Clue
Saying No fur sale” vigorouslyCrossword Clue

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CANONICITY
10 Letters

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REALTOR
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Estate-selling agentCrossword Clue
One whose hard work is showing?Crossword Clue
Person selling housesCrossword Clue
Person who helps in buying a homeCrossword Clue
House showerCrossword Clue
House showerCrossword Clue
One who moves a lot?Crossword Clue
House showerCrossword Clue
Person with lots to offerCrossword Clue
Land agent again reduced rent (over a pound)Crossword Clue

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TRUETHORN
9 Letters

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CONSTRUE
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Explain tricks, having got honestCrossword Clue
Explain hint of sedition in Tory faithfulCrossword Clue
Interpret negative things honestlyCrossword Clue
See people behind bars - honest-to-goodness!Crossword Clue
Make sense of — trouncesCrossword Clue
Make sense of arguments against? CorrectCrossword Clue
Does honestly understandCrossword Clue
Interpret in exotic countries? Not ICrossword Clue
Counters — interpretCrossword Clue
Understand tricks? CorrectCrossword Clue

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REELTOREEL
10 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Like vintage tape recordersCrossword Clue
Way to record music, two dances including cover of tangoCrossword Clue

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REQUITAL
8 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
Give up blocking genuine compensationCrossword Clue
Go through pure satisfactionCrossword Clue
Stop probing genuine compensationCrossword Clue
Hear about ruin with unusual surroundings and returnCrossword Clue
PaybackCrossword Clue

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RETINAL
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Proper screens an element of bronzing — catching rays?Crossword Clue
Like some FBI security scansCrossword Clue
Of part of the eye — reliantCrossword Clue
___ scan: ID methodCrossword Clue
Like part of viewers money invested in Madrid teamCrossword Clue
Relating to an eye layerCrossword Clue
Like part of eye stored in secret in a labCrossword Clue
Membranes genuine but reinforced with metalCrossword Clue
Like some biometric scansCrossword Clue
Kind of scanCrossword Clue

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BASMATI
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Rice in jollofCrossword Clue
Rice varietyCrossword Clue
Long-grain rice varietyCrossword Clue
Rice optionCrossword Clue
Rice — aim tabsCrossword Clue
Long-grain rice varietyCrossword Clue
Kind of riceCrossword Clue
Indian rice varietyCrossword Clue
Fragrant Asian riceCrossword Clue
Bit stressed when Mums involved making riceCrossword Clue

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DRESS
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Get into gear?Crossword Clue
Garment that may be straplessCrossword Clue
"RuPaul's Drag Race" garmentCrossword Clue
BandageCrossword Clue
Sheath or muumuuCrossword Clue
Put on clothesCrossword Clue
Garment often paired with heelsCrossword Clue
Drizzle with balsamic, sayCrossword Clue
Suit yourself?Crossword Clue
Pantsuit alternativeCrossword Clue

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SCIFISTORIES
12 Letters

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SECONDPERSON
12 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
You could be EveCrossword Clue

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ACTUAL

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TRUE

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