Used to be Crossword Clue

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WAS
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Third word in many limericksCrossword Clue
"Papa ___ a Rollin' Stone"Crossword Clue
Had beenCrossword Clue
*Street urchinsCrossword Clue
"It ___ a dark and stormy night"Crossword Clue
Once existedCrossword Clue
"Fuzzy Wuzzy ___ a bear …"Crossword Clue
"Time ___ …"Crossword Clue
Is no longerCrossword Clue
". . . so, where ___ I?"Crossword Clue

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WERE
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
No longer areCrossword Clue
Beyoncé's "If I ___ a Boy"Crossword Clue
"Now, where ___ we . . .?"Crossword Clue
"Wish You ___ Here" by Pink FloydCrossword Clue
Common word with or without an apostropheCrossword Clue
"Now ___ talking!"Crossword Clue
"Wish you ___ here!"Crossword Clue
"___ Not Gonna Take It" (Twisted Sister hit)Crossword Clue
''Wish you ___ here''Crossword Clue
"___ All Going to the World's Fair" (2021 horror film)Crossword Clue

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EXISTED
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Wasn't a mythCrossword Clue
Lived and breathedCrossword Clue
Was previously top, top journalistCrossword Clue
Was left holding sprogs headCrossword Clue
"I Forgot That You ___" (Taylor Swift song)Crossword Clue
Was Sierra left outside?Crossword Clue
Was left embracing sonCrossword Clue
Was Sikh leader involved in Left?Crossword Clue
Was present small and left outside?Crossword Clue
WasCrossword Clue

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ONCEWAS
7 Letters

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NEE
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Formerly known asCrossword Clue
Previously known asCrossword Clue
Word before a maiden nameCrossword Clue
Helpful word on a class reunion name tagCrossword Clue
Once known asCrossword Clue
Previously known asCrossword Clue
Once namedCrossword Clue
Word between surnamesCrossword Clue
Formerly namedCrossword Clue
French word that sounds like a voteCrossword Clue

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EXPENSIVE
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
DearCrossword Clue
Costing quite a bit, former VIP seen splashing outCrossword Clue
Dear old flame lost in thoughtCrossword Clue
Dear lover no longer philosophical?Crossword Clue
Dear former lover, lost in thoughtCrossword Clue
Formerly thoughtful and dear?Crossword Clue
Dear old flame, broodyCrossword Clue
Dear old lover deep in thoughtCrossword Clue
Dear old partner, deeply thoughtfulCrossword Clue
Dear one left dreamyCrossword Clue

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EMPLOYED
8 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
Hired and taken advantage ofCrossword Clue
WorkingCrossword Clue
Working MO, deeply involvedCrossword Clue
Used setters revolutionary tactic to get weed regularlyCrossword Clue
Used device beset by endless repairCrossword Clue

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EXPERT
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
AuthorityCrossword Clue
A dab handCrossword Clue
Person who holds a black belt rank, e.gCrossword Clue
Skilled, accomplishedCrossword Clue
Assuming power, try hard to acquire boffinCrossword Clue
Professional to anticipate replacing conservative with radicalCrossword Clue
Ace, old and bold!Crossword Clue
Partner dispatched cheeky aceCrossword Clue
Dab handCrossword Clue
AceCrossword Clue

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WASH
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
ScrubCrossword Clue
Clean off, like dishesCrossword Clue
Zero-sum gameCrossword Clue
Do some laundryCrossword Clue
Clean offCrossword Clue
Load of laundryCrossword Clue
Clean up US state brieflyCrossword Clue
Loads of houseworkCrossword Clue
CleanCrossword Clue
CleanCrossword Clue

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COWERED
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Behaved like the lion in OzCrossword Clue
Did quail in bit of stock with European wineCrossword Clue
Crouched in terrorCrossword Clue
Company we embarrassed shrank backCrossword Clue
At hearing, chicken showed fearCrossword Clue
Showed fearCrossword Clue
By the sound of it, poltroon looked fearfulCrossword Clue
Say scaredy-cat shrank backCrossword Clue
CringedCrossword Clue
Crouched in fearCrossword Clue

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EXTENDED
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Stretched outCrossword Clue
Pulled out former lover with care by editorCrossword Clue
Lengthy message, lacking opening, reached conclusionCrossword Clue
Old girlfriend inclined to be stretchedCrossword Clue
Old girlfriend inclined to be stretchedCrossword Clue
Long time wound up with former lover to begin withCrossword Clue
Held out for longer …Crossword Clue
Held out for longerCrossword Clue
Former partner was likely to be drawn outCrossword Clue
European votes inclined to be prolongedCrossword Clue

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SKEWERED
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Way to serve satayCrossword Clue
How shish kebab is servedCrossword Clue
Admitting some hesitation, biased editor's stuckCrossword Clue
Deer running behind South London gardens impaledCrossword Clue
Run through gardens before accessing sacred hollowCrossword Clue
Like kebabsCrossword Clue
Criticized mercilesslyCrossword Clue
Like shish kebabCrossword Clue
Made fun of mercilesslyCrossword Clue
Run through reeds growing wild round gardenCrossword Clue

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WASTE
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
GarbageCrossword Clue
SquanderCrossword Clue
SquanderCrossword Clue
RubbishCrossword Clue
SquanderCrossword Clue
GarbageCrossword Clue
SquanderCrossword Clue
What haste makes, it's saidCrossword Clue
Use unwiselyCrossword Clue
Fritter awayCrossword Clue

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MOPED
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Smaller scooterCrossword Clue
E-bike alternativeCrossword Clue
Two-wheelerCrossword Clue
E-scooter alternativeCrossword Clue
Minibike relativeCrossword Clue
Small motorbike moved aimlesslyCrossword Clue
Motorized two-wheelerCrossword Clue
Two-wheeler with a small engineCrossword Clue
Hybrid vehicleCrossword Clue
Transport in the film "Roman Holiday"Crossword Clue

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THOU
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Ten Commandments pronounCrossword Clue
KCrossword Clue
"O Brother, Where Art ___?" (2000 Coen brothers film)Crossword Clue
Holier-than-___Crossword Clue
GrandCrossword Clue
"___ shalt not …"Crossword Clue
Nice chunk of doughCrossword Clue
Commandment startCrossword Clue
Holier-than-___Crossword Clue
It’s the old youCrossword Clue

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WASP
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Insect in a nestCrossword Clue
Stinging bugCrossword Clue
Ant-Man partnerCrossword Clue
Stinger in a swarmCrossword Clue
Fig pollinatorCrossword Clue
Yellow jacket, for oneCrossword Clue
Insect that builds a paper nestCrossword Clue
Bee relativeCrossword Clue
Bee relativeCrossword Clue
Member of a historically privileged U.S. groupCrossword Clue

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WHIR
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Blender soundCrossword Clue
Sound from a fanCrossword Clue
Blender soundCrossword Clue
Propeller noiseCrossword Clue
Fan noiseCrossword Clue
Fan noiseCrossword Clue
Vibratory soundCrossword Clue
Blender noiseCrossword Clue
Fan soundCrossword Clue
Sound like a fanCrossword Clue

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EXQUISITE
9 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Beautifully madeCrossword Clue
LovelyCrossword Clue
H[AVING] quiet sex, I gather, is delicately refinedCrossword Clue
Beautiful old lover, who in Paris is given designated placeCrossword Clue
Beautiful old lover, who in Paris is given designated placeCrossword Clue
SublimeCrossword Clue
Lover once wholly transfixed by island of great beautyCrossword Clue
Lovely flower beds go - is cutting?Crossword Clue
Lovely flower beds go — is cutting?Crossword Clue

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WASTED
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Drunk, refuse third of vodkaCrossword Clue
HighCrossword Clue
Well beyond tipsyCrossword Clue
Was Kennedy shot?Crossword Clue
Drunk behaved like old youthCrossword Clue
Breaking into bundle of notes, set off to get very drunkCrossword Clue
Was Theodore beyond tipsy?Crossword Clue
Frittered awayCrossword Clue
Old rockers following used to be dissipatedCrossword Clue
Blown, three sheets to the windCrossword Clue

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EYEWASH
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
RubbishCrossword Clue
Optical cleanserCrossword Clue
Look at tree stuffed with bit of wet rubbishCrossword Clue
Its said I clean rubbishCrossword Clue
In hearing, launderers confession is nonsenseCrossword Clue
English wood with tree rotCrossword Clue
Why ease off moonshine?Crossword Clue
Rot in base with two types of woodCrossword Clue
Rot in heart of beech and another couple of treesCrossword Clue
Rubbish solution for irritated viewersCrossword Clue

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OUTSIDER
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Long 25 succeeded? I had to cut part of archer's targetCrossword Clue
Someone excluded from the groupCrossword Clue
Contestant not considered likely to winCrossword Clue
One is unlikely to be successful changing our dietsCrossword Clue
Ones excludedCrossword Clue
Blooming apple drink said to be no favouriteCrossword Clue
Rogue is rude to strangerCrossword Clue
Not a favourite Camus character?Crossword Clue
StrangerCrossword Clue
Not one of the favourites is rude to eccentricCrossword Clue

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RAKISH
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Snazzy and suspicious?Crossword Clue
Devil-may-careCrossword Clue
DapperCrossword Clue
Dashing to have brief smooch in Royal Albert HallCrossword Clue
Dissolute — dashingCrossword Clue
JauntyCrossword Clue
Dissolute artists drunk kiss?Crossword Clue
Dashing family mostly involved in outbreakCrossword Clue
Jaunty, dashingCrossword Clue
Spots child, short in stature, going in dashingCrossword Clue

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RAVEN
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Literary bird with a one-word vocabulary, apparentlyCrossword Clue
Black birdCrossword Clue
Avian means of long-distance communication in WesterosCrossword Clue
Bird in a Poe poemCrossword Clue
Bird used for sending messages on "House of the Dragon"Crossword Clue
Bird in a Poe poemCrossword Clue
Dance partyCrossword Clue
Crow relativeCrossword Clue
Jet black, as hairCrossword Clue
Black birdCrossword Clue

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SORE
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
HurtingCrossword Clue
Needing a massageCrossword Clue
AchyCrossword Clue
Ticked offCrossword Clue
Really feeling yesterday's 5KCrossword Clue
Hot under the collarCrossword Clue
AngryCrossword Clue
AchyCrossword Clue
Needing a massageCrossword Clue
AnnoyedCrossword Clue

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TEDIOUS
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Heath promises to be monotonousCrossword Clue
Like a slogCrossword Clue
It's dull outside, terriblyCrossword Clue
BoringCrossword Clue
Tiresome Theodore promises to payCrossword Clue
Dull outside broadcastCrossword Clue
Wearing crown of England during studio broadcastCrossword Clue
Seemingly endless ground outsideCrossword Clue
Wearing crown of England during studio broadcastCrossword Clue
Tiresome young ruffians going around Oxford UniversityCrossword Clue

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WREN
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Small songbirdCrossword Clue
Cactus ___ (Arizona's state bird)Crossword Clue
Small songbirdCrossword Clue
Cactus ___ (Arizona's state bird)Crossword Clue
Small songbirdCrossword Clue
Small songbirdCrossword Clue
Tiny bird with a piercing "teakettle-teakettle!" songCrossword Clue
Little brown birdCrossword Clue
Avian symbol of good fortune in Celtic cultureCrossword Clue
Small brown songbirdCrossword Clue

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CHIPPEWAS
9 Letters

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EXAMS
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Major testsCrossword Clue
TestsCrossword Clue
Assessments of knowledgeCrossword Clue
Things to cram forCrossword Clue
Chances to determine proficiencyCrossword Clue
CheckupsCrossword Clue
Student trialsCrossword Clue
Finals, e.gCrossword Clue
PhysicalsCrossword Clue
Some boardsCrossword Clue

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HOGWASH
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
MalarkeyCrossword Clue
Where to get your pig clean? NonsenseCrossword Clue
NonsenseCrossword Clue
Does it get pig clean? Nonsense!Crossword Clue
Animal waste observed to move westward between harboursCrossword Clue
Bunk with corner bathCrossword Clue
Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff or RavenclawCrossword Clue
ClaptrapCrossword Clue
Bull and pig cleanCrossword Clue
First part of Pygmalion broadcast - rambling Shaw twaddle!Crossword Clue

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APPROVED
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
This school once was sanctionedCrossword Clue
This school once was sanctionedCrossword Clue
OkayedCrossword Clue
Loan application stampCrossword Clue
OkayedCrossword Clue
O.K.'dCrossword Clue
OkayedCrossword Clue
A very quiet ramble daughter agreed toCrossword Clue
O.K.'dCrossword Clue
Good to goCrossword Clue

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EXAMINER
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Auditor’s first letter held by Scargill?Crossword Clue
Pitman once bringing in amateur scrutineerCrossword Clue
Inspector, formerly a collierCrossword Clue
Inspector with cut rejected by Underground workerCrossword Clue
French bloke outside fancy cinema knocked over inspectorCrossword Clue
InspectorCrossword Clue
Former pit worker holding a markerCrossword Clue
Someone who tests old flame, a collierCrossword Clue
TesterCrossword Clue
Inspector formerly an underground operativeCrossword Clue

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EXAMPLE
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
"For ___ . . ." ("In one instance . . .")Crossword Clue
Paper exercise around large case studyCrossword Clue
InstanceCrossword Clue
It's typicalCrossword Clue
Set an ___ (be a good role model)Crossword Clue
Typical instanceCrossword Clue
Specimen test paper loses everyone at the outsetCrossword Clue
InstanceCrossword Clue
Former large modelCrossword Clue
Former partner given sufficient warningCrossword Clue

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GRAPESHOT
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Fruit stolen for ammunitionCrossword Clue
Cluster of small pellets thrown at gophersCrossword Clue
Cluster of small pellets thrown at gophersCrossword Clue
Fruit stolen: is it loaded for wide distribution?Crossword Clue
Small balls fired together from a cannonCrossword Clue
Ammunition shortage at sea brought about start of peaceCrossword Clue
Ammunition shortage at sea brought about start of peaceCrossword Clue
Small iron balls fired from a cannonCrossword Clue
Balls from iron in golf, hit stroke over middle of greenCrossword Clue
Balls from iron in golf, hit stroke over middle of greenCrossword Clue

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MEDUSAE
7 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
Sea harness restraining a jellyfishCrossword Clue
Swimmers used to swim in West?Crossword Clue
Jellyfish made Sue madCrossword Clue
Swimmers from America in the sea, close to shoreCrossword Clue

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OUTWORN
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Dated pair in our neighbourhood originallyCrossword Clue
"Hackneyed rendition of ""Our Town"" "Crossword Clue
A couple in our navy are obsoleteCrossword Clue
A couple in our navy are obsoleteCrossword Clue
Tired old couple filling potCrossword Clue
In St Nazaire, where a couple of sailors datedCrossword Clue
Tired old couple filling vaseCrossword Clue
Archaic old university undecided about wifeCrossword Clue
Exhausted old couple breaking vaseCrossword Clue
Old container containing couples old hatCrossword Clue

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SAWBONES
8 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
Was upset by jokes about British surgeonCrossword Clue
Doctor examined skeletonCrossword Clue
Doctor consulted surgeon about individualCrossword Clue
A new boss upset surgeonCrossword Clue
A new boss upset surgeonCrossword Clue
Surgeon, slangilyCrossword Clue

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WAGONS
6 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
They may be circledCrossword Clue
Pulled vehiclesCrossword Clue
Oregon Trail sightsCrossword Clue
Vehicles from Washington go north and southCrossword Clue
Alternatives to S.U.V.s, informallyCrossword Clue
Horse-drawn vehiclesCrossword Clue

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WASABI
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Hot condimentCrossword Clue
Strong green rootCrossword Clue
Spicy sushi condimentCrossword Clue
West Indies importing revolutionary fish pasteCrossword Clue
Fancied both men and women eating a condimentCrossword Clue
Green sushi condimentCrossword Clue
Condiment served with rollsCrossword Clue
Spicy sushi condimentCrossword Clue
Condiment often faked with green dye in sushi restaurantsCrossword Clue
Spicy green pasteCrossword Clue

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WASHER
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Tap disc – user of tap!Crossword Clue
Where you might throw in the towelCrossword Clue
Machine with a rinse stageCrossword Clue
Ring secured by wing nut?Crossword Clue
Laundry machineCrossword Clue
Ring for help in the kitchen?Crossword Clue
Tiny purchase for a plumberCrossword Clue
Ring cleanerCrossword Clue
Woman in strife with domestic applianceCrossword Clue
Woman in action - stops leakageCrossword Clue

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WASHLAND
8 Letters

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ACCUSED
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Pinned the blame onCrossword Clue
Pointed a finger atCrossword Clue
Laid blame on defendantCrossword Clue
Top detectives first admitting coppers chargedCrossword Clue
Right to abandon wretched woman in the dock?Crossword Clue
A small volume employed for defendantCrossword Clue
Defendant doomed, right to escapeCrossword Clue
Charged with an offenceCrossword Clue
Suspect coppers arrested by brilliant old copperCrossword Clue
Defendant condemned with no rightCrossword Clue

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AMATEUR
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Walker Cup golfer, e.gCrossword Clue
One’s unpaidCrossword Clue
"You clearly have no idea what you're doing"Crossword Clue
Friend wearing gold ring initially like a non-professional?Crossword Clue
NonspecialistCrossword Clue
DilettanteCrossword Clue
DilettanteCrossword Clue
Person pursuing passion, not payCrossword Clue
Not professionalCrossword Clue
TinkererCrossword Clue

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AWASH
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Overflowing (with)Crossword Clue
Inundated (with)Crossword Clue
Overflowing (with)Crossword Clue
FloodedCrossword Clue
InundatedCrossword Clue
InundatedCrossword Clue
FloodedCrossword Clue
Overflowing (with)Crossword Clue
FloodedCrossword Clue
Engulfed (in)Crossword Clue

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CONDUCTORS
10 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Leaders seeing behaviour with soldiers on last of manoeuvresCrossword Clue

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CUDDLESOME
10 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
HuggableCrossword Clue
Cold model used to be otherwise - nicely plumpCrossword Clue

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EXCON
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
One who’s paid their debt to societyCrossword Clue
Against supporting former partner, a retired criminalCrossword Clue
Individual who was previously insideCrossword Clue
Person with record time's over 90Crossword Clue
Former felonCrossword Clue
One's rehabilitated a defector to Labour?Crossword Clue
Former prisonerCrossword Clue
Former prisonerCrossword Clue
Record holder, of a sortCrossword Clue
Record holder, of a sortCrossword Clue

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EXTORT
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Obtain through intimidationCrossword Clue
Get by threats or violenceCrossword Clue
No longer wrong to provide forceCrossword Clue
Get by coercionCrossword Clue
BlackmailCrossword Clue
Obtain by coercionCrossword Clue
Blackmail of former partner wrong?Crossword Clue
Get via blackmailCrossword Clue
Blackmail previously upset communistCrossword Clue
Blackmail previously upset communistCrossword Clue

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HONEYED
7 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
SweetCrossword Clue
Mellifluous call from Santa excited needyCrossword Clue
Sweetened, made agreeable; of music pleasing to the earCrossword Clue
Tasting rich and sweetCrossword Clue
Flattering and sweet, as wordsCrossword Clue
DulcetCrossword Clue
Flavored, as roasted chickenCrossword Clue

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MAJORPOWER
10 Letters

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STATIONER
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
One selling reamsCrossword Clue
Office supplierCrossword Clue
Supplier of office materialsCrossword Clue
Queen Victoria maybe is first in shopCrossword Clue
Queen Victoria maybe is first in shopCrossword Clue
Stop here essentially for this merchantCrossword Clue
Shopkeeper mixes 20 with itCrossword Clue
Shop for writers where trains are - supported by QueenCrossword Clue
Trader in railway location, one down the line from VictoriaCrossword Clue
Supplier of paper one artist orderedCrossword Clue

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WASTAGE
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Frittering away salary entertaining a vacuous starletCrossword Clue
Refuse salary, get awayCrossword Clue
Worrying at first, a phase in degenerationCrossword Clue
Loss of money earned over players — 100's missingCrossword Clue
Loss of money earned over players - 100s missingCrossword Clue
Loss was almost on platformCrossword Clue
Atrophy — careless destructionCrossword Clue
Loss of art in past yearsCrossword Clue
A rutter in the Guardian - how much lost?Crossword Clue
A rutter in the Guardian — how much lost?Crossword Clue

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WASTEBIN
8 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
Was deal raised by one national full of trash?Crossword Clue
Place for trashCrossword Clue
Small trash receptacleCrossword Clue

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WASHINGTON
10 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
US presidentCrossword Clue
Saw nothing amiss in president, initiallyCrossword Clue
Saw nothing odd in city and state being on opposite sidesCrossword Clue
Presidents laundry not returnedCrossword Clue
Old patriot remains in faction, not turningCrossword Clue
Presidents laundry lotCrossword Clue
President observed going around hotel in grand fashionCrossword Clue
State of dirty items not being spunCrossword Clue
Weight put behind domestic chore in US stateCrossword Clue
Nothing was new for this new presidentCrossword Clue

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WASHTUB
7 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Antiquated laundry receptacleCrossword Clue
Receptacle for laundering clothesCrossword Clue
Basin backed up, but head of household noticedCrossword Clue
Washingtons still upset about Hillarys original facility for getting into hot waterCrossword Clue
Cleaner with wooden thumb, oddly?Crossword Clue
Place for cleaning used to be focal point, given time insideCrossword Clue
Used to be head of humanities, but went back to be employed cleaning clothesCrossword Clue

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ANSWERERS
9 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Responders warn seers in a riotCrossword Clue

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ASITWERE
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Sort of sweatier pantsCrossword Clue
So to speakCrossword Clue
In a way, weariest – put another wayCrossword Clue
So to speakCrossword Clue
So to speakCrossword Clue
Sweatier dancing, so to speak (2,2,4)Crossword Clue
Sort of!Crossword Clue
So to speakCrossword Clue
So to speakCrossword Clue
A model? The Observer is, in a wayCrossword Clue

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DORMOUSE
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Change broom used after killing black rodentCrossword Clue
One little and quiet place to sleep on the riverCrossword Clue
Rodent guest at the Mad Hatter's Tea PartyCrossword Clue
Small accommodation by river-ratCrossword Clue
Sleeping place has no value for little creatureCrossword Clue
Sleepy guest at the Mad Hatter's tea partyCrossword Clue
Sleepy type beginning to moan when instruction to wake up comes roundCrossword Clue
Rodent's place for resting by riverCrossword Clue
Rodents place for resting by riverCrossword Clue
Party guest finds place for a nap beside riverCrossword Clue

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HEADON
6 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Fearless way to confront a problemCrossword Clue
Direct progressCrossword Clue
DirectCrossword Clue
Full-frontalCrossword Clue
Direct, as a collisionCrossword Clue
In direct oppositionCrossword Clue
Boss working face-to-faceCrossword Clue
Like some collisionsCrossword Clue

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HORRID
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Just awfulCrossword Clue
Very unpleasant mob shortly around Rhode IslandCrossword Clue
Really awfulCrossword Clue
NastyCrossword Clue
Terrible Thor rides! Prepare to back off!Crossword Clue
DetestableCrossword Clue
Very unpleasantCrossword Clue
RepellentCrossword Clue
Utterly unpleasantCrossword Clue
Not niceCrossword Clue

49%
SKYWARDS
8 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
Broadcaster's drawback covered upCrossword Clue
Broadcaster with lots of cash keeping source of revenue upCrossword Clue
Up on charges is one of Murdochs outfitsCrossword Clue

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WARSAW
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Polish capitalCrossword Clue
Polish city where Chopin's heart is buriedCrossword Clue
Capital with an airport named after ChopinCrossword Clue
Possible tool used by belligerent European city?Crossword Clue
The Polish capitalCrossword Clue
C. European city, in retrospect, used to be chillyCrossword Clue
C. European city, in retrospect, used to be chillyCrossword Clue
Used to lack experience, but following advice to young man? Capital!Crossword Clue
Used to lack experience, but following advice to young man? Capital!Crossword Clue
Cold War pact cityCrossword Clue

49%
WARSHIP
7 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
Military vesselCrossword Clue
Party official entertains Arab head of state in frigate?Crossword Clue
Duke leaves custody in frigate perhapsCrossword Clue
Destroyer, e.gCrossword Clue

49%
WASHOUT
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
FlopCrossword Clue
Rain-hit event wasn't in entertaining hotelCrossword Clue
Cry after Washington failureCrossword Clue
Failure was popular around universityCrossword Clue
This is disappointing - you used to be sexy nursesCrossword Clue
Total failure with a job the police go out onCrossword Clue
Cancelled event with a yellCrossword Clue
Flop, with a cryCrossword Clue
A loud cry after wifes total failureCrossword Clue
Useless person with, initially, a reasonable chance?Crossword Clue

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WERTHER
7 Letters

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AWAITS
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
AnticipatesCrossword Clue
Expects a delay with SouthernCrossword Clue
AnticipatesCrossword Clue
Eagerly anticipatesCrossword Clue
Lies aheadCrossword Clue
Lies aheadCrossword Clue
Hopes for area neighbouring Western IslesCrossword Clue
Is in storeCrossword Clue
ExpectsCrossword Clue
AnticipatesCrossword Clue

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CUBED
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Like some steakCrossword Clue
Multiplied by itself twiceCrossword Clue
Multiplied by itself three timesCrossword Clue
Cut Chicago ballplayers training?Crossword Clue
Raised to the third powerCrossword Clue
Like chicken-fried steakCrossword Clue
Six-sided copper cotCrossword Clue
Young reporter supported by boss, as 2 is in 8Crossword Clue
Baby bear editor magnified greatlyCrossword Clue
Juvenile journalist particularly cut upCrossword Clue

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MESSEDUP
8 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Made a blunderCrossword Clue
Made some mistakesCrossword Clue
Made an errorCrossword Clue
Really botchedCrossword Clue
MuddledCrossword Clue
WackCrossword Clue
Made a mistake — came clean after changing genderCrossword Clue
Really not O.KCrossword Clue
BungledCrossword Clue

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WASHABLE
8 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
Not likely to leave a mark, sayCrossword Clue
Asha is in West Bengal, getting some linen sheet, essentially which can be cleanedCrossword Clue
Easy to clean hospital - used to be adept about itCrossword Clue
Ahabs lost heart, surrounded by thrashing whales, adapted to foaming water?Crossword Clue

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WINEGROWER
10 Letters

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PSALTERY
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Piano track without least jazzy old instrumentCrossword Clue
Piano track without least jazzy old instrumentCrossword Clue
Old music producers hand on deck during record, spinning tracksCrossword Clue
Small change invested in extremely pricey old stringed instrumentCrossword Clue
Old instrument, new rap styleCrossword Clue
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SKYLAB
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WASHBASIN
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One seen in bathroom by wife in a bash, slyly snorting bit of speedCrossword Clue
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WASPWAIST
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SEALINGWAX
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Substance melted and stamped on official documentsCrossword Clue
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Letter possibly closed with this: 'I saw Angel off with a kiss'Crossword Clue
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THEORBO
7 Letters
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Nasty slur withdrawn from soul brother playing instrumentCrossword Clue
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Instrument or article with two round objectsCrossword Clue
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1986 autobiography of the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll"Crossword Clue

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