| Less |
Puzzler Backwords |
30 Aug 2025 |
| With the subtraction of (5) |
Mirror Classic |
28 Aug 2025 |
| Subtraction symbol |
Newsday |
19 Aug 2025 |
| Con (5) |
The Guardian Quick |
07 Aug 2025 |
| It's less in sum, or might be (5) |
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| Opposite of "plus," in math |
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| A thousand Americans less (5) |
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| Less sailors on the motorway (5) |
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| Used to indicated a temperature below zero (5) |
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| Dash! That means a take-away! (5) |
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| I'm back before sunup that's the downside (5) |
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| Without a sign of a mathematician (5) |
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| Drawback |
Universal |
02 Jun 2025 |
| Sign of a line ending at a terminus (5) |
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| "-" in math |
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| Takeaway meals started in America (5) |
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| Less in sum perhaps (5) |
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| Opposite of "+" |
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| Less |
Thomas Joseph |
12 Apr 2025 |
| Mathematical sign used to indicate subtraction (5) |
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| Less |
Puzzler Backwords |
02 Apr 2025 |
| Dash - that means one's going to get a decrease! (5) |
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| Sign of deprivation? (5) |
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| Subtraction sign |
USA Today |
08 Mar 2025 |
| PlusWord No 1019 solution |
The Telegraph Plusword |
06 Mar 2025 |
| Calculator key |
New York Times Mini |
27 Feb 2025 |
| Subtracted by |
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| Disadvantage |
Wall Street Journal |
01 Feb 2025 |
| I'm back by sunup without (5) |
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| ___ sign (math symbol) |
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| Museum hosting popular bar |
The Telegraph Toughie |
21 Jan 2025 |
| Negative factor |
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| Missing a sign (5) |
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| Symbol denoted by "-", used in math class |
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| Item in the "cons" column |
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| Drawback |
USA Today |
31 Dec 2024 |
| After half a minute we become deficient (5) |
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| Maths subtraction sign |
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| It's the sun I'm talking about - being diminished! |
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| Less |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
16 Dec 2024 |
| Decreased by (5) |
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| What "-" in an equation suggests |
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| I'm on about the sun being diminished by it |
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| Shorn of |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
13 Nov 2024 |
| Meaningless mathematical sign? (5) |
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| With the subtraction of |
Mirror Classic |
17 Oct 2024 |
| Sign put in front of takeaway (5) |
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| Subtract |
The Telegraph Mini |
13 Oct 2024 |
| As a sign it could be meaningless (5) |
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| Suffering loss, I'm back as the sun goes down |
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| Word in a subtraction problem |
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| A sign of reduction (5) |
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| A dash for the takeaway (5) |
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| Take away sign (5) |
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| Without |
Mirror Quick |
25 Sep 2024 |
| Missing a symbol |
Mirror Cryptic |
25 Sep 2024 |
| Less in sum (5) |
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| Mathematical operation of subtraction |
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| A removal sign (5) |
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| Below zero |
The Sun Two Speed |
27 Jul 2024 |
| Mike across the pond in deficit |
The Sun Two Speed |
27 Jul 2024 |
| Less |
Mirror Tea Time |
25 Jul 2024 |
| Below-zero sign |
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| Less |
The Telegraph Quick |
17 Jul 2024 |
| Get less in sum unfortunately |
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| Negative sign (5) |
Puzzler |
14 Jul 2024 |
| Negative aspect |
Commuter |
10 Jul 2024 |
| Note star is downcast without this |
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| In sum, just a dash |
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| A little line calling for reduction (5) |
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| Negative a con (5) |
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| Sign for one to take off in entering the whole lot that's backed (5) |
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| Sign for one to take off in entering the whole lot that's backed (S) |
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| A short dash from the terminus (5) |
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| Sign I'm back before the sun is out (5) |
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| A sign where the terminus terminates (5) |
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| Subtraction Operator |
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| Sign I'm back before sunset? |
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| Spymaster in western country has disadvantage (5) |
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| Without sun, I'm backsliding |
Mirror Cryptic |
29 May 2024 |
| Without |
Mirror Quick |
29 May 2024 |
| A takeaway sign (5) |
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| A takeaway line |
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| Mathematical sign used in sum, perhaps (5) |
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| Sign for the take away (5) |
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| "-" in math |
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| A sign of diminished dash? (5) |
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| Lacking money in country (5) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
15 May 2024 |
| Sign of diminution |
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| Is of negative nature and shows little dash (5) |
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| Below zero on a temperature scale (5) |
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| Less |
Puzzler Backwords |
30 Apr 2024 |
| One ___ one is zero |
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| Without light, I'm reflected |
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| Subtract |
Mirror Quick |
26 Apr 2024 |
| Without a mathematical sign |
Mirror Cryptic |
26 Apr 2024 |
| Opposite of "+" |
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| Dash from one figure to another! (5) |
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| Lacking, which is a disadvantage (5) |
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| Mark maybe stateside less |
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| Sign of subtraction |
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| A sign of diminution (5) |
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| Without taking minutes to get round a bend? (5) |
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| I'm out in the sun and I've lost a bit |
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| Without being a bit amusing, maybe |
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| It precedes a removal |
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| Negative sign (5) |
Puzzler |
04 Feb 2024 |
| With subtraction of |
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| Subzero temperature symbol |
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| Symbol denoted by "-", used in math class |
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| Opposite to a plus in measuring an ice hockey player's impact |
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| Opposite of plus |
USA Today |
19 Dec 2023 |
| Less dash (5) |
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| Subtraction word |
New York Times Mini |
27 Nov 2023 |
| Not a positive sign |
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| What "-" in an equation suggests |
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| Without dash! (5) |
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| - |
USA Today |
21 Nov 2023 |
| Opposite of plus |
USA Today |
12 Oct 2023 |
| Subtraction sign |
Newsday |
30 Aug 2023 |
| Opposite of "plus," in math |
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| Symbol for subtraction |
Newsday |
02 Aug 2023 |
| Calculator button |
LA Times Daily |
18 Jun 2023 |
| Less |
Wall Street Journal |
16 Jun 2023 |
| Opposite of "plus" |
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| Opposite of 'plus,' in math |
Newsday |
15 May 2023 |
| Less |
Thomas Joseph |
09 May 2023 |
| Opposite of "+" |
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| Less |
Thomas Joseph |
14 Feb 2023 |
| Sans |
Universal |
15 Jan 2023 |
| Mathematical operation |
The Guardian Quick |
12 Jan 2023 |
| Disadvantage |
The Times Concise |
13 Dec 2022 |
| Less than zero |
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| Opposite of "plus" |
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| Word in a very cold forecast |
LA Times Daily |
16 Oct 2022 |
| Subtraction sign |
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| Star I'm backing to take off? |
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| Star I'm backing to take off? |
The Guardian Quiptic |
16 May 2022 |
| Take away |
The Washington Post |
02 May 2022 |
| Take away |
LA Times Daily |
02 May 2022 |
| Lacking |
The Times Concise |
26 Jan 2022 |
| Sun comes up behind motorway takeaway |
Irish Times Crosaire |
01 Jan 2022 |
| Take away sign created by head of McDonald's in America |
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| Leader of Mexicans in America less |
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| Sun comes up behind motorway takeaway |
Irish Times Crosaire |
29 May 2021 |
| Brahmin uses bottles less |
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| Grade downgrade |
New York Times |
02 Feb 2021 |
| . Briefly contemplate eating at home with take away |
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| With the subtraction of |
Irish Times Simplex |
08 Dec 2020 |
| Negative |
Premier Sunday |
08 Nov 2020 |
| Problem about entertaining at home less |
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| Frenchman in America taking off |
The Sun Two Speed |
30 Jul 2020 |
| Subtraction |
The Sun Two Speed |
30 Jul 2020 |
| Below zero |
The Sun Two Speed |
20 Jul 2020 |
| Disadvantage Mike across the pond |
The Sun Two Speed |
20 Jul 2020 |
| Less |
Thomas Joseph |
12 May 2020 |
| Take away copper and half of lead from rear of toy? |
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| Lacking; below zero |
The Telegraph Quick |
16 Mar 2020 |
| Below zero in America after end of snowstorm |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
17 Feb 2020 |
| Demerit |
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| Negative quantity in heavenly body one mile up |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
24 Nov 2019 |
| Drawback |
Newsday |
23 Nov 2019 |
| Short of money at first on other side of Atlantic |
The Telegraph Toughie |
01 Oct 2019 |
| Less |
LA Times Daily |
22 Jul 2019 |
| Less |
The Washington Post |
22 Jul 2019 |
| Non-plus? |
Universal |
18 Apr 2019 |
| Itsy-bitsy clue set? Remove, take away |
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| Non-plus? |
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| Less |
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| Negative male in America |
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| Opposite of "+" |
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| Grade reducer |
USA Today |
12 Oct 2018 |
| Less threatening, to be deprived of all love |
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| Operator married across the ocean? |
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| Mike across the pond makes negative point |
The Sun Two Speed |
16 Jun 2018 |
| Diminished by |
Universal |
02 Jun 2018 |
| Less |
Wall Street Journal |
21 May 2018 |
| Lacking; below zero |
The Times Concise |
30 Apr 2018 |
| Take away |
Universal |
03 Apr 2018 |
| Lacking |
The Times Concise |
01 Mar 2018 |
| Negative quality |
USA Today |
21 Feb 2018 |
| Without source of light I'm upset |
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| Does it indicate hesitations, a negative quality? |
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| Flash American's disadvantage |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
10 Jan 2018 |
| Grade reducer |
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| Less |
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| Negative quality |
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| Take away |
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| Diminished by |
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| Without source of light I'm upset |
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| Less |
Universal |
23 Nov 2017 |
| Less |
Eugene Sheffer |
08 Nov 2017 |
| Drawback |
Wall Street Journal |
30 Sep 2017 |
| -, at times |
The Washington Post |
22 Sep 2017 |
| -, at times |
LA Times Daily |
22 Sep 2017 |
| Millions in America finding something negative |
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| Negative quality |
LA Times Daily |
15 Jun 2017 |
| Symbol that's represented in sum |
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| Negative quality |
The Washington Post |
15 Jun 2017 |
| Without |
The Washington Post |
08 Jun 2017 |
| Without |
LA Times Daily |
08 Jun 2017 |
| Master in America means to take off … |
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| Arithmetic sign |
Newsday |
12 Feb 2017 |
| Star compiler's turning negative! |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
12 Jan 2017 |
| Without |
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| -, at times |
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| Less |
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| Negative quality |
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| Objects to needing uniform for daughter less |
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| Without, mathematically |
Universal |
13 Dec 2016 |
| Short of time, you and I |
The Telegraph Toughie |
12 Oct 2016 |
| Month in America, below zero |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
04 Oct 2016 |
| Disadvantage |
The Telegraph Quick |
08 Jul 2016 |
| In dividing, opposite of addition sign |
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| A little pessimism in use that's negative |
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| Less, without |
The Telegraph Quick |
27 Jul 2015 |
| Start of a very cold temperature |
New York Times |
23 Jun 2015 |
| Word of subtraction |
Universal |
17 Mar 2015 |
| Lacking; negative |
The Times Concise |
09 Feb 2015 |
| Word of subtraction |
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| Start of a very cold temperature |
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| Opposite of 28-Down |
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| Math sign |
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| Lacking bit of muscle in America |
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| Drawback |
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| Frigid forecast word |
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| Seattle rockers ___ the Bear |
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| Frigid forecast word |
|
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| Grade diminisher |
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| Less than zero |
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| Less than zero |
|
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| Sign of freezing weather? |
|
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| Less |
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| Con |
|
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| Calculator symbol |
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| Negative quality |
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| Less |
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| Calculator key |
|
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| Subtraction sign |
|
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| Take away |
|
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| Downside element |
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| Downside element |
|
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| Grade lowerer |
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| Not a good thing |
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| Not a good thing |
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| Less |
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| Frigid weather word |
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| Drawback |
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| Frigid weather word |
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| Negative quality |
|
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| Grade diminisher |
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| Grade adjuster |
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| Drawback |
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| Calculator button |
|
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| Arithmetic sign |
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| Grade lowerer |
|
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| Without |
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| Hardly an asset |
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| Negative |
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| Take away |
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| Diminished by |
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| Hardly an asset |
|
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| Mathematics sign |
|
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| Calculator symbol |
|
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| Arithmetic sign |
|
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| Negative point |
|
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| Calculator symbol |
|
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| Disadvantage |
|
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| Less |
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| ItÕs just a sign |
|
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| Less |
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| Deficiency |
|
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| Deficiency |
|
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| Part of a school grade, maybe |
|
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| Without |
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| Deficiency |
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| Diminished by |
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| Subtraction word |
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| Calculator key |
|
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| Negative |
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| Math sign |
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| Key on a calculator |
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| Without |
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| Math word |
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| Without: Colloq. |
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| Lacking. |
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| Less than. |
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| Lacking: Colloq. |
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| Deprived of: Colloq. |
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| Wanting: Colloq. |
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| Lacking something. |
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| Arithmetical sign. |
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| Negative numeral sign. |
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| Without. |
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| Deficiency. |
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| Character flaw |
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| Lacking |
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