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| 2 | 46% | 9 | Ordinal number that follows nine hundred ninety-nine million nine hundred ninety-nine thousand nine hundred ninetieth | |
| 3 | 37% | 6 | To shed tears over; mourn | |
Shed Tears Over Wretched Pit A Hundred Kept Secret Crossword Clue
There is 1 exact and 164 possible answers.
We've checked our database and believe the answer is
CRYPTIC which was last seen in the The Guardian Quiptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
CRYPTIC
Updated: October 15, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood
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About This Clues Answer
We think the answer is "CRYPTIC" which means:
- adjective satellite
- • Of an obscure nature
- • Having a secret or hidden meaning
- • Having a puzzling terseness noun
- • A cryptic crossword. adjective
- • Having hidden meaning.
- • Mystified or of an obscure nature.
- • Involving use of a code or cipher.
- • Of a crossword, or a clue in such a crossword, using, in addition to definitions, wordplay such as anagrams, homophones and hidden words to indicate solutions.
- • Well camouflaged; having good camouflage.
- • Serving as camouflage.
- • Apparently identical, but actually genetically distinct.
- • Living in a cavity or small cave.
An example sentence would be:
- • "The message was written in cryptic code."
- • "He always spoke in a cryptic manner, making it difficult to understand his true intentions."
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Clue Last Found In...
| Source | #Number | Answer |
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| The Guardian Quiptic04 Jul 2005 | Down 5 | |
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