| Tuber |
Puzzler Backwords |
11 Mar 2026 |
| Light ___, physical electric light source that serves as the digital "tip" icon for getting a helpful hint |
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| Eyedropper end |
Wall Street Journal |
18 Dec 2025 |
| Future tulip |
Eugene Sheffer |
10 Dec 2025 |
| Light source in lamps |
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| Light source in a socket |
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| Structure from which a daffodil, eg, grows |
The Times Concise |
03 Nov 2025 |
| Tuber |
Puzzler Backwords |
18 Oct 2025 |
| Future amaryllis, e.g. |
New York Times |
24 Sep 2025 |
| Narcissus, for instance |
Newsday |
05 Sep 2025 |
| Lamp insert |
New York Times |
18 Aug 2025 |
| Garden bed planting |
LA Times Daily |
17 Aug 2025 |
| Rhizome (4) |
Puzzler |
13 Aug 2025 |
| Lamp component |
The Telegraph Quick |
23 Jun 2025 |
| Tulip or garlic unit |
USA Today |
12 Jun 2025 |
| A round underground part of some plants (4) |
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| Light source in a lamp, or fleshy underground plant part like that of turnip or tulip |
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| Part of a light (4) |
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| Electric light |
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| Tuber |
Puzzler Backwords |
21 May 2025 |
| It throws light on a possible bloomer (4) |
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| Replaceable lamp part |
Premier Sunday |
20 Apr 2025 |
| Might this bring light to the garden? (4) |
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| Light source in a socket |
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| Daffodil, say, one of those needing the shade? (4) |
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| Garlic or tulip unit |
USA Today |
01 Feb 2025 |
| Lamp's light giver |
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| Tulip beginning |
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| Future tulip |
Eugene Sheffer |
13 Jan 2025 |
| Ball-like root (4) |
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| Onion or garlic |
New York Times |
05 Jan 2025 |
| Light globe (4) |
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| It emits light but not one found underground (4) |
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| Idea symbolizer |
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| Rounded underground storage organ of some plants (4) |
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| Rhizome |
Puzzler Backwords |
18 Nov 2024 |
| Easter part |
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| A19 LED, for example |
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| Tiny light source |
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| Glowing object on a marquee |
LA Times Daily |
16 Oct 2024 |
| CFL or LED |
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| Something that grows, or glows (4) |
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| Tulip or daffodil |
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| Rounded underground storage organ present in some plants (4) |
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| Onion or shallot, eg |
The Times Concise |
10 Sep 2024 |
| Onion or tulip or light |
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| Light source that Edison invented ... or something that flickers in a haunted house to spook you |
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| LED item |
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| Tulip-to-be |
Thomas Joseph |
10 Jul 2024 |
| Shallot, e.g. |
Wall Street Journal |
02 Jul 2024 |
| Cry when upset, getting an onion or a tulip, say (4) |
The Guardian Quiptic |
16 Jun 2024 |
| Light onion, for example |
Mirror Cryptic |
12 Jun 2024 |
| Tulip, e.g. |
Mirror Quick |
12 Jun 2024 |
| Tulip-to-be |
USA Today |
09 Jun 2024 |
| Light source in a lamp, or fleshy underground plant part like that of turnip or tulip |
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| Something that you might screw up? |
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| Electric light |
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| Light source in lamps |
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| Electric light part (4) |
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| Cry over onion, perhaps (4) |
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| Garden light? (4) |
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| A growing source of light |
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| Something necessary to torch one may put in bed (4) |
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| Underground part of a tulip or onion |
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| Rounded thermometer part |
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| Light fixture |
Puzzler Backwords |
28 Feb 2024 |
| Does it emit light in the garden? (4) |
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| This onion on reflection could make you cry |
The Times Cryptic |
20 Feb 2024 |
| Lamp part, light ... |
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| A tulip sprouts from a what? (4) |
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| Tulip or onion |
Newsday |
18 Feb 2024 |
| Light source in a socket |
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| Some garlic, lighter? (4) |
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| A bushel and a pound for a tuber (4) |
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| Shallot, for one |
LA Times Daily |
28 Dec 2023 |
| This belongs in a light socket (4) |
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| Future hyacinth or tulip |
Universal |
05 Dec 2023 |
| Electric light globe (4) |
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| Tulip, e.g. (4) |
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| Light ___ |
USA Today |
22 Oct 2023 |
| Lily or onion |
Newsday |
13 Oct 2023 |
| Light source, and a word that has an obscure perfect rhyme with the word "culb" |
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| Future tulip |
Eugene Sheffer |
11 Aug 2023 |
| Future tulip |
Eugene Sheffer |
13 Jul 2023 |
| Thing of garlic |
USA Today |
29 May 2023 |
| Onion or garlic |
Universal |
24 May 2023 |
| Lamp insert |
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| Future tulip |
Eugene Sheffer |
27 Apr 2023 |
| Tulip starter |
Wall Street Journal |
24 Apr 2023 |
| Flowering plant of the lily family |
The Guardian Quick |
02 Jan 2023 |
| Head of garlic |
USA Today |
09 Dec 2022 |
| Lava lamp insert |
Universal |
30 Nov 2022 |
| Plant such as tulip |
The Times Concise |
07 Nov 2022 |
| Chives feature |
New York Times |
14 Oct 2022 |
| It screws into a light fixture |
Universal |
19 Sep 2022 |
| Source of illumination |
The Telegraph Quick |
10 Sep 2022 |
| Eg, tulip or lily |
The Times Concise |
14 Jul 2022 |
| Common thing for a common socket |
Family Time |
11 Jul 2022 |
| Lamp light's source |
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| It'll light up a lamp |
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| Light-emitting filament surrounded by glass |
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| I'm the "smart" device that changes color with a tap. Who am I? |
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| Onion, for one |
Wall Street Journal |
05 Apr 2022 |
| Onion, e.g |
Universal |
21 Feb 2022 |
| Tulip-to-be |
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| Tulip-to-be |
LA Times Daily |
19 Jan 2022 |
| Future tulip |
Eugene Sheffer |
22 Nov 2021 |
| Electric lamp |
The Guardian Quick |
19 Oct 2021 |
| Source of light coming from Hostelry overlooking university |
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| Incandescent item, maybe |
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| Light source |
USA Today |
18 Sep 2021 |
| Onion, or what people do when cutting one back |
The Telegraph Toughie |
10 Aug 2021 |
| Light in a socket |
LA Times Daily |
05 Jul 2021 |
| Light in a socket |
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| Indian bird, mostly gets garlic, perhaps |
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| Light source |
LA Times Daily |
20 May 2021 |
| Light source |
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| Future tulip |
Eugene Sheffer |
24 Apr 2021 |
| Object that symbolizes an idea |
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| Future flower |
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| Block tubers, cutting rockets - the type that will eventually grow in the garden |
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| Lamp insert |
Universal |
21 Sep 2020 |
| Symbol of a bright idea, in comics |
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| Light in a lamp |
Newsday |
07 Sep 2020 |
| It's used in a flash |
New York Times |
31 Jul 2020 |
| Socket insert |
Wall Street Journal |
15 Jul 2020 |
| Cry over an onion? |
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| Light source |
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| Source of light to cry over |
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| Socket insert |
Family Time |
18 May 2020 |
| Lamp insert |
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| Lamp insert |
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| Chandelier insert |
USA Today |
07 Apr 2020 |
| Tulip-to-be |
Universal |
22 Mar 2020 |
| Symbol of a bright idea, in comics |
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| Edison's invention |
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| Onion's origin |
Newsday |
29 Aug 2019 |
| Daffodil-to-be |
LA Times Daily |
09 Jul 2019 |
| Daffodil-to-be |
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| Electric light with a wire filament |
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| Light source in a socket |
Premier Sunday |
10 Mar 2019 |
| Daffodil-to-be |
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| Light source that needs occasional replacement |
New York Times |
19 Nov 2018 |
| One end of a baster |
Newsday |
17 Nov 2018 |
| Edison invented this source of light |
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| Cry goes up: 'Let there be light!' |
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| Light source |
Wall Street Journal |
08 Sep 2018 |
| Shallot, e.g |
LA Times Daily |
29 Aug 2018 |
| Shallot, e.g |
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| It'll light up a room |
Wall Street Journal |
04 Aug 2018 |
| Lamp's light source |
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| Item rated in watts |
USA Today |
09 Jun 2018 |
| Light source |
New York Times |
17 May 2018 |
| Light ___ (source of brightness) |
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| Light source |
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| It'll light up a room |
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| Light source |
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| Shallot, e.g. |
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| Light source that needs occasional replacement |
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| Chandelier insert |
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| Item rated in watts |
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| Eyedropper part |
Newsday |
19 Oct 2017 |
| Type of garlic to cook away from book club |
|
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| Lamp's light source |
Newsday |
05 Sep 2017 |
| Something screwed into a lamp |
New York Times |
21 Aug 2017 |
| Future tulip |
Wall Street Journal |
03 Jul 2017 |
| Light-fixture insert |
Newsday |
28 Jun 2017 |
| It may have 60 watts |
Family Time |
25 Jun 2017 |
| Onion or shallot |
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| Onion or shallot |
LA Times Daily |
02 May 2017 |
| Eyedropper extremity |
Newsday |
22 Apr 2017 |
| Tulip root |
|
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| Onion or shallot |
|
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| Something screwed into a lamp |
|
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| It may have 40, 60 or 75 watts |
New York Times |
28 Nov 2016 |
| Onion or what it makes you do, if brought up |
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| Socket insert |
Universal |
28 Aug 2016 |
| Eyedropper end |
Wall Street Journal |
13 Jul 2016 |
| Future tulip, say |
Wall Street Journal |
20 Apr 2016 |
| Corm; electric light |
The Telegraph Quick |
21 Mar 2016 |
| Bright idea emoji |
Wall Street Journal |
01 Mar 2016 |
| Socket insert |
|
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| It may have 40, 60 or 75 watts |
|
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| Future fritillary |
Wall Street Journal |
10 Dec 2015 |
| An onion is one |
USA Today |
03 Nov 2015 |
| Tulip, at first |
Eugene Sheffer |
22 Sep 2015 |
| Tulip or onion |
Newsday |
13 Sep 2015 |
| Unopened tulip |
Eugene Sheffer |
03 Aug 2015 |
| Tulip or lily planting |
Universal |
26 Jun 2015 |
| Putative tulip |
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| Young tulip? |
Eugene Sheffer |
23 Feb 2015 |
| Tulip or onion |
|
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| Tulip or lily planting |
|
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| Light source |
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| Part of a thermometer |
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| An onion is one |
|
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| Future fritillary |
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| Object that symbolizes an idea |
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| Tulip-to-be |
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| *Replaceable part of a lamp |
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| Hardware store or nursery purchase |
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| Less Than Jake "The Brightest ___ Has Burned Out" |
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| Daffodil-to-be |
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| Fall planting |
|
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| Lily or onion |
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| Narcissus, for example |
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| Future lily |
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| Germ of a geranium |
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| Shallot, e.g. |
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| Tulip's start |
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| Onion, for one |
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| Filament container |
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| 30 Down, for one |
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| Lamp light |
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| Onion or lily |
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| Tulip start |
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| Three-way, e.g. |
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| Filament container |
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| It's often screwed up |
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| Tulip or lily planting |
|
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| Sylvania product |
|
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| Lily, for instance |
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| Onion, for one |
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| This goes off when inspiration strikes |
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| Thermometer part |
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| Future tulip |
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| Filament housing |
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| Socket insert |
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| Flower starter, often |
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| Socket insert |
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| Light source |
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| Flower bed planting |
|
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| Thermometer part |
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| Cluster of cloves |
|
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| Cluster of cloves |
|
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| Head of garlic |
|
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| Thermometer part |
|
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| It's usually screwed up |
|
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| Fall planting |
|
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| Mercury thermometer part |
|
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| Gardener's purchase |
|
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| Onion, e.g. |
|
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| Fall planting |
|
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| Bottom of a lily |
|
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| Flower starter |
|
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| Lamp insert |
|
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| Onion, for one |
|
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| Light source |
|
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| Onion, for one |
|
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| Future tulip or onion |
|
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| Future tulip |
|
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| Lamp insert |
|
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| Lamp lighter |
|
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| Cluster of cloves |
|
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| Cartoonist's idea? |
|
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| Future tulip |
|
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| Socket insert |
|
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| Thermometer part |
|
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| Thermometer's terminus |
|
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| GE product |
|
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| Shutter speed setting |
|
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| Annual groundbreaker |
|
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| Tulip-to-be |
|
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| GE product |
|
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| It may be dim |
|
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| Symbol of a bright idea |
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| Annual groundbreaker |
|
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| Lily producer |
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| Burnout victim |
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| Lily producer |
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| Filament housing |
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| Tulip planting |
|
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| Light source |
|
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| Onion-to-be, e.g. |
|
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| Light finish? |
|
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| Narcissus, e.g. |
|
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| Future lily |
|
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| Daffodil source |
|
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| Tulip-to-be |
|
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| It's illuminating |
|
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| Light source |
|
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| Tulip-to-be |
|
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| Socket insert |
|
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| Future tulip |
|
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| Tulip, for instance |
|
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| Flower starter |
|
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| Lamp insert |
|
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| Daffodil source |
|
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| Future tulip |
|
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| Onion, for example |
|
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| Good idea, symbolically |
|
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| Light source |
|
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| Tulip planting |
|
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| Gardener's purchase |
|
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| Tulip-to-be |
|
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| Iris's base |
|
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| Lamp necessity |
|
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| Onion or tulip |
|
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| "He's a dim ___" |
|
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| Thermometer part |
|
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| Tulip planting |
|
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| Lamp accessory |
|
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| Fixture insert |
|
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| Tulip's base |
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| It's often screwed up |
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| Thermometer part |
|
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| Future flower |
|
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| Onion or hyacinth |
|
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| Lily's beginning |
|
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| Daffodil or tulip |
|
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| Flower part |
|
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| Tulip's origin |
|
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| Lily's origin |
|
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| Underground bud |
|
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| Thermometer part |
|
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| Future lily |
|
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| Future tulip |
|
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| Iris, for one |
|
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| Tulip ___ |
|
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| Tulip source |
|
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| Lily part |
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| Tulip's start |
|
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| Corm |
|
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| Lily or tulip. |
|
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| Onion or garlic. |
|
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| Garden specialty. |
|
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| Tuber. |
|
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| Lamp necessity. |
|
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| Lamp. |
|
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| Onion, for one. |
|
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| Tulip bud. |
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| Source of light. |
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| Tulip or light |
|
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| Gardener's concern. |
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| Part of a plant. |
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| Lamp item |
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| Electron tube. |
|
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| Part of a thermometer. |
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| Hyacinth-to-be. |
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| Gardener's purchase. |
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| See 23 Down. |
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| Onion. |
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