Diamond defect Crossword Clue

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Diamond defect Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. an imperfection in an object or machine
2. an imperfection in a plan or theory or legal document that causes it to fail or that reduces its effectiveness
(verb)
1. add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

DEFECT (verb)
1. desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army
DEFECT (noun)
1. a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person’s body)
2. an imperfection in an object or machine
DIAMOND (noun)
1. the area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate
2. very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem

More WSJ Crossword (11/18/2024) Answers

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19. Spirited horses

20. They’re numbered in Manhattan

22. Blasting stuff

25. Floor cover

26. Horace's "___ Poetica"

29. Dismiss some football players?

34. Push away

36. Harvest season

37. Soda fountain order

38. Fill with joy

39. Character in Progressive ads

40. Word with circus or frenzy

41. Historian's focus

42. Brewery offerings

43. Taking advantage of

44. Dismiss some mob hit men?

47. Last letter

48. Auction action

49. Stretch of land

51. Bishop in “Aliens” or Data in “Star Trek”

55. Engine gunk

59. Ecuador neighbor

60. Dismiss some baseball pitchers?

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Down

1. Inseparable buds, for short

2. Stepped down

3. Far from plentiful

4. Seventh-grader, probably

5. Fez or fedora

6. Number on a birthday card

7. Hostile hounds

8. Small falcon

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10. 'Ah, got it'

11. Blinds strip

12. Some business partners

14. Must

17. Like porcini mushrooms

21. Massage

23. Mess up

24. Prepared to ship out

26. Corn pancake

27. Take it easy

28. Twitch

30. Effective negotiator

31. Port of southern Spain

32. Kevin of “A Fish Called Wanda”

33. Theater fixture

35. Famous last words?

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42. Candidates for detox

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50. Bluefins and yellowfins

51. Copied

52. Fish sought by Marlin and Dory

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54. Challenge

56. Turn down

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58. Catch sight of

61. Convent figure

62. Antique

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