| Blemish |
The Telegraph Quick |
10 Oct 2025 |
| Imperfection, blemish (4) |
Mirror Classic |
05 Oct 2025 |
| Imperfection |
Eugene Sheffer |
02 Sep 2025 |
| Crack in bottom discussed? (4) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
18 Jun 2025 |
| Defect |
The Telegraph Quick |
12 Jun 2025 |
| Weakness |
New York Times |
01 Jun 2025 |
| Imperfection noted in fine constitution (4) |
|
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| Feature that reduces value |
|
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| Fault said to be underfoot (4) |
|
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| Crack in sound floor (4) |
|
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| Defect |
The Telegraph Quick |
14 Apr 2025 |
| Imperfection |
Newsday |
08 Apr 2025 |
| Weak spot (4) |
The Guardian Quick |
08 Apr 2025 |
| Defect |
The Times Sunday Concise |
30 Mar 2025 |
| Problem or weakness |
|
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| There's something wrong with a loud bit of legislation (4) |
|
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| Character weakness |
Family Time |
09 Mar 2025 |
| Defect of legislation by French leader (4) |
|
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| Exclamation that's a drawback (4) |
|
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| Fatal weakness? (4) |
The Guardian Quick |
07 Feb 2025 |
| Fatal __ |
LA Times Daily |
06 Feb 2025 |
| Perfectionist's bugbear |
|
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| Defect |
Mirror Tea Time |
16 Jan 2025 |
| Imperfection |
Thomas Joseph |
16 Dec 2024 |
| Diamond defect |
Wall Street Journal |
18 Nov 2024 |
| The beginning of fixed legislation shows a defect (4) |
|
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| Blemish or fault (4) |
|
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| Defect in human or a diamond |
|
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| Glitch |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
16 Oct 2024 |
| Shortcoming |
New York Times |
06 Oct 2024 |
| Small blemish in a gemstone |
|
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| Imperfection |
Eugene Sheffer |
24 Sep 2024 |
| Diamond spoiler |
Family Time |
16 Sep 2024 |
| Imperfection |
USA Today |
16 Sep 2024 |
| Weak spot in the golf laws (4) |
|
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| Following regulation has blemish (4) |
|
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| Imperfection, as in a diamond |
|
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| Defect following decree (4) |
|
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| Mistake ___ at ground level apparently (4) |
|
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| Imperfection, defect |
|
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| Hole (in argument) |
|
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| Nick, say |
New York Times |
13 Jun 2024 |
| Imperfection that might be fatal |
|
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| The weakness in a fatheaded piece of legislation (4) |
|
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| Fine before litigation failing (4) |
|
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| Imperfection |
Eugene Sheffer |
06 May 2024 |
| Mistake in Faraday's first law (4) |
|
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| Blemish |
LA Times Daily |
01 May 2024 |
| Imperfection in a diamond |
New York Times Mini |
26 Apr 2024 |
| Fault in key legislation (4) |
|
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| Loudly suggested rule has a shortcoming |
|
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| The base is sound, but has a defect (4) |
|
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| Fault with section of renewal form, take it up (4) |
|
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| Something not quite right, 16 having changed vowel (4) |
|
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| Mark or imperfection in a diamond (4) |
|
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| Defect |
The Sun Two Speed |
24 Feb 2024 |
| Following rules has shortcoming |
The Sun Two Speed |
24 Feb 2024 |
| Weak spot in base, some might say |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
12 Feb 2024 |
| Defect imperfection |
|
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| Diamond defect |
Wall Street Journal |
10 Jan 2024 |
| Defect |
Commuter |
25 Dec 2023 |
| Diamond value reducer |
|
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| Something found among the irregulars |
|
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| Defect, as in a diamond |
|
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| Weak spot |
LA Times Daily |
29 Oct 2023 |
| Defect |
The Times Concise |
27 Sep 2023 |
| Defect |
The Times Concise |
15 Sep 2023 |
| Gemologist's consideration |
New York Times |
20 Aug 2023 |
| Defect |
Thomas Joseph |
22 Jul 2023 |
| It could reduce the price of a diamond |
Wall Street Journal |
20 Jul 2023 |
| Imperfection |
Universal |
12 Jun 2023 |
| Character weakness |
Family Time |
17 Apr 2023 |
| Defect, as in a diamond |
|
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| Imperfection |
Universal |
19 Mar 2023 |
| Imperfection |
Eugene Sheffer |
13 Mar 2023 |
| Imperfection or blemish |
|
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| Imperfection |
LA Times Daily |
20 Feb 2023 |
| Having a thermal exhaust port lead straight to the reactor of your Death Star, e.g. |
New York Times |
21 Nov 2022 |
| Having a thermal exhaust port lead straight to the reactor of your Death Star, e.g |
New York Times |
21 Nov 2022 |
| Defect |
LA Times Daily |
10 Oct 2022 |
| Persian ___ (rugmaker's deliberate mistake) |
New York Times |
11 Sep 2022 |
| Defect, blemish |
The Telegraph Quick |
10 Aug 2022 |
| Imperfection |
Eugene Sheffer |
13 Jun 2022 |
| Defect |
Wall Street Journal |
16 Mar 2022 |
| Character weakness |
Universal |
28 Feb 2022 |
| Gemstone imperfection |
USA Today |
17 Jan 2022 |
| Diamond imperfection |
Universal |
03 Dec 2021 |
| Character weakness |
USA Today |
09 Oct 2021 |
| Defect |
The Guardian Speedy |
19 Sep 2021 |
| Defect following piece of legislation |
The Telegraph Toughie |
24 Jun 2021 |
| Blemish |
The Times Concise |
21 Jun 2021 |
| Imperfection |
Newsday |
07 Jun 2021 |
| Weakness |
The Telegraph Quick |
16 Apr 2021 |
| Imperfection |
Thomas Joseph |
02 Apr 2021 |
| Fault, weakness |
The Times Concise |
29 Mar 2021 |
| Imperfection |
Wall Street Journal |
24 Mar 2021 |
| Mark, blemish |
The Times Concise |
20 Mar 2021 |
| Scratch or dent |
Newsday |
14 Mar 2021 |
| Crack in ground, reportedly |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
15 Feb 2021 |
| Diamond blemish |
USA Today |
31 Jan 2021 |
| "Warts and all" wart |
LA Times Daily |
22 Dec 2020 |
| 'Warts and all' wart |
The Washington Post |
22 Dec 2020 |
| Shortcoming |
New York Times |
17 Dec 2020 |
| Imperfection |
Eugene Sheffer |
05 Dec 2020 |
| Design problem |
Universal |
27 Nov 2020 |
| Imper-fection |
Eugene Sheffer |
17 Nov 2020 |
| Blemish, imperfection |
The Times Concise |
16 Oct 2020 |
| Level area's reported weakness |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
12 Sep 2020 |
| Achilles' heel, e.g |
New York Times |
11 Sep 2020 |
| It may be fatal |
Jonesin |
08 Sep 2020 |
| Defect |
The Sun Two Speed |
20 May 2020 |
| Following rules has shortcoming |
The Sun Two Speed |
20 May 2020 |
| Crack in ground, we're told |
|
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| Perfectionist's stumbling block |
Universal |
14 Mar 2020 |
| Design problem |
Jonesin |
03 Mar 2020 |
| Diamond problem |
The Washington Post |
06 Feb 2020 |
| Diamond problem |
LA Times Daily |
06 Feb 2020 |
| Imperfection |
LA Times Daily |
02 Dec 2019 |
| Imperfection |
The Washington Post |
02 Dec 2019 |
| Defect in a human or a diamond, say |
|
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| Crack in ground, by the sound of it? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
03 Nov 2019 |
| Shortcoming |
Premier Sunday |
20 Oct 2019 |
| At first, financial legislation reveals defect |
|
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| Thief following what you'd think she'd break |
|
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| A defect |
The Telegraph Quick |
08 May 2019 |
| Diamond defect |
USA Today |
30 Apr 2019 |
| Chip on a plate, e.g |
The Washington Post Sunday |
31 Mar 2019 |
| Diamond concern |
LA Times Daily |
29 Mar 2019 |
| Diamond concern |
The Washington Post |
29 Mar 2019 |
| Defect |
The Guardian Speedy |
10 Mar 2019 |
| Dent or scratch |
Newsday |
22 Feb 2019 |
| Diamond concern |
|
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| Diamond defect |
|
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| Diamond defect |
|
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| Defect |
Universal |
24 Dec 2018 |
| Female cops defect |
The Telegraph Toughie |
19 Dec 2018 |
| Something unlikeable in a person's character |
|
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| It may be tragic |
LA Times Daily |
07 Nov 2018 |
| It may be tragic |
The Washington Post |
07 Nov 2018 |
| Spot fine -- something legal? |
The Telegraph Toughie |
06 Nov 2018 |
| Diamond problem |
Universal |
01 Nov 2018 |
| Following legislation is a mistake |
|
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| Defect |
The Times Concise |
08 Jul 2018 |
| Error in theory or plan |
The Times Concise |
10 Jun 2018 |
| Defect from France on principle |
|
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| Key legislation's defect |
|
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| Imperfection |
|
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| Note wall unfinished, performing U-turn; it's a weakness |
|
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| By the sound of it, puzzle 5 across |
|
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| Diamond problem |
|
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| It may be tragic |
|
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| Defect |
|
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| An imperfection |
|
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| Foot-rule's imperfection |
|
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| Chip, e.g |
New York Times |
26 Aug 2017 |
| It lessens a diamond's value |
Universal |
09 Jul 2017 |
| Diamond spoiler |
Family Time |
11 Jun 2017 |
| Glitch |
LA Times Daily |
04 May 2017 |
| Glitch |
The Washington Post |
04 May 2017 |
| Broadcast story of 8's mistake |
|
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| Defect |
Thomas Joseph |
11 Jan 2017 |
| Chip, e.g. |
|
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| Glitch |
|
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| It lessens a diamond's value |
|
|
| Diamond devaluer |
USA Today |
29 Nov 2016 |
| Defect |
The Washington Post |
05 Nov 2016 |
| Break or breach |
Newsday |
30 Sep 2016 |
| Imperfection |
New York Times |
19 Sep 2016 |
| Weak spot |
LA Times Daily |
09 Sep 2016 |
| Weakness |
LA Times Daily |
21 Apr 2016 |
| Bug |
LA Times Daily |
02 Jan 2016 |
| Imperfection |
|
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| Bug |
|
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| Weak spot |
|
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| Defect in fine piece of legislation |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
06 Dec 2015 |
| Blemish |
Eugene Sheffer |
01 Dec 2015 |
| Defect in platform, reportedly |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
27 Oct 2015 |
| Diamond error |
Wall Street Journal |
02 Oct 2015 |
| Glitch |
Eugene Sheffer |
23 May 2015 |
| Diamond defect |
New York Times |
20 May 2015 |
| Shortcoming |
Newsday |
23 Apr 2015 |
| Diamond error |
|
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| Blemish |
|
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| Imperfection |
|
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| Diamond defect |
|
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| Shortcoming |
|
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| Imperfection |
|
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| Weakness |
|
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| Chip, maybe |
|
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| Hubris, for Icarus |
|
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| Imperfection |
|
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| Scratch or dent |
|
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| Imperfection |
|
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| Character deficiency |
|
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| Chip, perhaps |
|
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| Diamond irregularity |
|
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| A tragic hero has one |
|
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| Scratch, say |
|
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| Defect |
|
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| Diamond irregularity |
|
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| Character weakness |
|
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| Character weakness |
|
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| Diamond inclusion, e.g. |
|
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| Scratch in a diamond, e.g. |
|
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| Nick, for example |
|
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| One may be fatal |
|
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| Character weakness |
|
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| Scratch on record |
|
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| Logic problem |
|
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| Character weakness |
|
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| One may be fatal |
|
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| Chip in a dish, e.g. |
|
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| Weak spot |
|
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| Fundamental defect |
|
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| It can make a 10 a 9 |
|
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| Nitpicker's find |
|
|
| Chink in the armor |
|
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| Fly in the ointment |
|
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| Fly in the ointment |
|
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| Chink in the armor |
|
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| Oedipus' arrogance, e.g. |
|
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| Chink in one's armor |
|
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| Oedipus' arrogance, e.g. |
|
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| Blemish |
|
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| Imperfection |
|
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| Design problem |
|
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| Diamond defect |
|
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| Diamond spoiler |
|
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| Diamond imperfection |
|
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| Defect |
|
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| Diamond spoiler |
|
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| Chink in the armor |
|
|
| Scratch or dent, e.g. |
|
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| Imperfection |
|
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| Character __ |
|
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| Defect |
|
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| Imperfection |
|
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| Character __ |
|
|
| Perfection spoiler |
|
|
| Chink in the armor, say |
|
|
| Scratch, e.g. |
|
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| Scratch on a diamond, e.g. |
|
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| Diamond defect |
|
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| Weak spot |
|
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| Gem devaluer |
|
|
| Scratch on a gem, e.g. |
|
|
| Chip, e.g. |
|
|
| It may be fatal |
|
|
| Tear or stain |
|
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| Achilles heel |
|
|
| Design ___ |
|
|
| Gem devaluer |
|
|
| Nick or chip |
|
|
| A tragic hero has one |
|
|
| Defect |
|
|
| It might be only a scratch |
|
|
| Shortcoming |
|
|
| Diamond imperfection |
|
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| Imperfection |
|
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| Nick or chip |
|
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| Perfection spoiler |
|
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| Diamond fault |
|
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| Defect |
|
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| Diamond defect |
|
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| Diamond defect |
|
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| Blemish |
|
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| Glitch |
|
|
| Bug, to so speak |
|
|
| Wart, perhaps |
|
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| Blemish |
|
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| Defect |
|
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| Blemish |
|
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| Defect |
|
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| It may be fatal |
|
|
| Imperfection |
|
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| Diamond irregularity |
|
|
| Chink in the armor |
|
|
| Chink in the armor |
|
|
| Gem devaluer |
|
|
| Nick or chip |
|
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| Blemish |
|
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| Diamond defect |
|
|
| It may be tragic |
|
|
| Imperfection |
|
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| Glitch |
|
|
| It may be tragic |
|
|
| Imperfection |
|
|
| Diamond defect |
|
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| Fatal ___ |
|
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| Defect |
|
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| Mar |
|
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| Sudden rush in break |
|
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| Scratch |
|
|
| Defect |
|
|
| Coloration in a diamond, e.g. |
|
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| Fault |
|
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| Deviation |
|
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| Diamond imperfection |
|
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| Crack |
|
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| It may be fatal |
|
|
| Error |
|
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| Blemish |
|
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| Fault |
|
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| Glitch |
|
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| Diamond cutter's concern |
|
|
| Shortcoming |
|
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| Mar |
|
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| Custard pie |
|
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| Macula |
|
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| Reducer of a gem's value |
|
|
| Weak point. |
|
|
| Gust of wind |
|
|
| Spell of stormy weather. |
|
|
| Blemish. |
|
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| Imperfection. |
|
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| Defect. |
|
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| Sudden, brief gust of wind. |
|
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| Crack. |
|
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| Crack |
|
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| Error. |
|
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| Sudden gust of wind. |
|
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| Bug of sorts. |
|
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| Fault. |
|
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| Faulty part. |
|
|
| What a "bug" is. |
|
|
| Rift in the lute. |
|
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| Blemish |
|
|