| Subtle distinction |
Newsday |
03 Mar 2026 |
| Subtlety |
The Telegraph Quick |
09 Feb 2026 |
| Subtlety |
The Telegraph Quick |
19 Jan 2026 |
| Distinction (6) |
The Guardian Quick |
16 Jan 2026 |
| Parvenu ancestral housing shade (6) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
03 Dec 2025 |
| Religious person must embrace a church's subtlety (6) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
23 Sep 2025 |
| Subtle distinction |
LA Times Daily |
09 Sep 2025 |
| Subtlety |
The Times Sunday Concise |
17 Aug 2025 |
| Subtle distinction |
New York Times Mini |
28 Jul 2025 |
| Trace, tinge (6) |
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| Suggestion from adult interrupting sister in front of church |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
16 Jul 2025 |
| Subtlety |
Wall Street Journal |
03 Jul 2025 |
| Pest is left with a suggestion (6) |
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| Hint |
The Sun Two Speed |
11 Apr 2025 |
| Subtlety is ignored in trial |
The Sun Two Speed |
11 Apr 2025 |
| Sister finally separating expert's head from body shows subtlety (6) |
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| Natural science articles thrown out over difference in tone |
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| Delicate difference of feeling or opinion (6) |
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| Subtlety is absent from annoying individual |
The Times Cryptic |
03 Feb 2025 |
| Subtle difference |
Mirror Classic |
30 Dec 2024 |
| Subtle difference in sister concealing article at church (6) |
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| Shade of a nun seen round a religious establishment (6) |
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| Subtle difference (6) |
The Guardian Speedy |
22 Dec 2024 |
| Fine distinction |
The Times Concise |
21 Dec 2024 |
| It makes little difference if you have acne and go to the UN |
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| Announced, Don exited and made a slight difference (6) |
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| Subtlety |
Thomas Joseph |
29 Nov 2024 |
| Shade, tinge (6) |
Puzzler |
26 Nov 2024 |
| What is a subtle difference in meaning, appearance, sound, colour? (6) |
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| On being given the cane by the United Nations, it made just that bit of difference |
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| A subtle difference in shade or meaning (6) |
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| Subtlety is lacking in person who's obnoxious (6) |
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| Slightly different meaning nun gives ace perhaps (6) |
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| Devout woman has a church degree (6) |
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| Subtle change of meaning (6) |
Puzzler |
08 Oct 2024 |
| Subtle difference in colour |
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| Slight hint (6) |
Puzzler |
02 Sep 2024 |
| Subtle shade was new once, they say (6) |
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| Nice distinction (6) |
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| It may hint a nun is about to join the church (6) |
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| Such subtlety is absent in bore |
The Times Mephisto |
23 Jun 2024 |
| A shade of difference, hint (6) |
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| Subtle difference in colour |
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| Suggestion from religious woman involving a church (6) |
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| Subtle difference in meaning (6) |
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| Suggestion, tinge (6) |
Puzzler |
01 May 2024 |
| Sister touring area by outskirts of Cambridge in shade (6) |
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| Shade |
The Guardian Quick |
18 Apr 2024 |
| Slight difference of opinion? (6) |
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| It shows a certain delicacy of feeling |
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| There is a slight difference in copper, Anne... (6) |
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| Subtle difference |
Mirror Classic |
18 Mar 2024 |
| Subtle difference in colour |
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| Delicate degree |
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| Finer point |
|
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| Pest is banished in shade (6) |
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| Subtle difference in meaning was new once, they say (6) |
|
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| Refinement is lacking in pest (6) |
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| Pest is abandoned in shade (6) |
|
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| Shade sister found outside a church |
The Times Cryptic |
13 Feb 2024 |
| Subtle shade of colour, expression or meaning (6) |
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| Fine point |
LA Times Daily |
25 Jan 2024 |
| Pest is coming out of shade (6) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
19 Jan 2024 |
| A shade of meaning (6) |
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| Subtlety |
The Times Concise |
17 Jan 2024 |
| Hint is not required in trial |
The Sun Two Speed |
07 Jan 2024 |
| Subtle distinction |
The Sun Two Speed |
07 Jan 2024 |
| Subtle difference |
Universal |
05 Jan 2024 |
| Which adopted French word means "subtle difference in meaning"? (6) |
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| Subtlety in any pub dancer repeatedly being naked? |
The Telegraph Toughie |
28 Dec 2023 |
| Shade of colour or meaning |
The Guardian Quick |
28 Dec 2023 |
| Shade of colour or meaning (6) |
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| Subtlety in any pub dancer repeatedly being naked? (6) |
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| Subtle distinction |
Premier Sunday |
24 Dec 2023 |
| Subtlety |
Wall Street Journal |
18 Nov 2023 |
| A subtle difference in meaning, colour or tone |
The Times Specialist Sunday |
06 Aug 2023 |
| Subtlety shown by religious person describing a church |
The Guardian Cryptic |
12 Jul 2023 |
| Irritating type is missing subtle meaning |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
26 Apr 2023 |
| Subtle difference |
USA Today |
21 Apr 2023 |
| Fine distinction |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Jan 2023 |
| Subtle shading |
Newsday |
31 Dec 2022 |
| Subtle distinction |
Newsday |
06 Nov 2022 |
| Refinement of sister touring a church |
The Times Cryptic |
07 Oct 2022 |
| Subtle shade of meaning |
The Times Concise |
06 Sep 2022 |
| Subtlety |
Newsday |
19 Aug 2022 |
| Subtle distinction |
USA Today |
25 Jul 2022 |
| Subtlety |
New York Times |
20 Jul 2022 |
| Subtle difference |
|
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| Subtle distinction |
The Guardian Quick |
16 Jun 2022 |
| Refinement of holy woman going round a church |
The Guardian Cryptic |
24 May 2022 |
| A subtle difference in answer welcomed by Sister Clare |
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| Subtlety |
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| Subtle difference; nicety |
The Guardian Speedy |
27 Feb 2022 |
| Nice difference in meaning |
The Guardian Quick |
11 Jan 2022 |
| Subtle difference |
|
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| Subtle variation |
|
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| Shade |
LA Times Daily |
31 Oct 2021 |
| Shade of meaning |
The Guardian Quick |
27 Oct 2021 |
| A subtle difference to religious person over a church |
|
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| Subtle difference |
|
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| Subtlety |
|
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| Subtle shade of meaning |
|
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| Suggestion from sister without a church |
The Telegraph Toughie |
14 Apr 2021 |
| Subtlety is ignored in trial |
The Sun Two Speed |
14 Mar 2021 |
| Hint |
The Sun Two Speed |
14 Mar 2021 |
| Subtle difference |
Newsday |
11 Feb 2021 |
| Ace nun makes subtle distinction |
The Sun Two Speed |
29 Jan 2021 |
| Subtle difference in tone as sister describes area close to church |
|
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| Subtle degree of difference |
|
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| Subtle distinction |
The Telegraph Quick |
02 Jan 2021 |
| Subtlety shown by woman of faith taking over a church |
|
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| Skincare and cosmetics line launched by actress Salma Hayek in 2011 |
|
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| Subtlety |
Universal |
09 Nov 2020 |
| Subtle meaning |
The Telegraph Quick |
23 Sep 2020 |
| Suggestion from sister outside a church |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
19 Aug 2020 |
| Hint is not required in trial |
The Sun Two Speed |
24 Jul 2020 |
| Subtle distinction |
The Sun Two Speed |
24 Jul 2020 |
| Ace nun (anag) |
The Guardian Speedy |
21 Jun 2020 |
| Blanket statement's lack |
USA Today |
18 Jun 2020 |
| Something a broad outline lacks |
USA Today |
19 May 2020 |
| Subtle difference |
|
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| Trace sister pinching a case of champagne |
|
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| Subtlety |
The Times Concise |
15 Mar 2020 |
| A subtle difference to Mother Superior protecting a church |
|
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| Subtlety |
Premier Sunday |
22 Sep 2019 |
| A subtle difference to new Irish Nationalist from Clare |
|
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| Subtle distinction |
USA Today |
07 Sep 2019 |
| Subtle meaning is absent from pest |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
24 Jul 2019 |
| Shade of meaning |
The Telegraph Quick |
17 May 2019 |
| Fine distinction |
The Times Concise |
10 May 2019 |
| Subtle distinction |
|
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| Subtle distinction |
|
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| Subtle distinction |
|
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| Hint is not required by pest |
The Sun Two Speed |
23 Dec 2018 |
| Shade of meaning |
The Times Concise |
17 Dec 2018 |
| Subtlety, nicety |
|
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| Subtlety |
Wall Street Journal |
28 Nov 2018 |
| Delicate shade of difference |
|
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| Subtle distinction |
Wall Street Journal |
02 Oct 2018 |
| Delicate difference |
Family Time |
01 Oct 2018 |
| Subtle shade of meaning |
The Times Concise |
29 Aug 2018 |
| Subtle meaning |
|
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| Signification |
|
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| Subtlety |
The Telegraph Quick |
21 Apr 2018 |
| Nuisance is removed with subtlety |
|
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| Subtlety |
Eugene Sheffer |
17 Feb 2018 |
| Delicate variation |
Universal |
11 Feb 2018 |
| Refinement shown by sister touring a church |
|
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| Subtlety |
|
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| Delicate variation |
|
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| Subtle distinction |
|
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| Annoying person is lacking subtlety |
|
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| Subtle shading |
Newsday |
06 Nov 2017 |
| Subtlety is lost in pain |
The Telegraph Toughie |
04 Oct 2017 |
| Religious figure retaining a church distinction |
|
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| Fine distinction made by sister about a church |
|
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| Subtle distinction |
Newsday |
14 May 2017 |
| Nicety |
Newsday |
27 Apr 2017 |
| Trace French article about Caen being redeveloped |
The Telegraph Toughie |
19 Apr 2017 |
| Makes subtle difference to new Irish Nationalist from Clare |
|
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| Subtlety in problem is lost |
|
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| Subtle difference |
LA Times Daily |
29 Mar 2017 |
| Subtle difference |
|
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| Subtlety is absent in pest |
|
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| Shading |
Wall Street Journal |
15 Oct 2016 |
| Shade that makes little difference |
|
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| Shade |
The Telegraph Quick |
27 Apr 2016 |
| Subtlety |
LA Times Daily |
27 Mar 2016 |
| Fine distinction |
Wall Street Journal |
08 Mar 2016 |
| Shade |
LA Times Daily |
04 Mar 2016 |
| Subtlety |
|
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| Trouble surrendering is a slight difference |
|
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| Introducing neat uniforms and nice cords with extra fine distinction |
|
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| Subtlety |
|
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| Fine distinction |
New York Times |
08 Jul 2015 |
| Makes subtle difference to new Irish Pole from Clare |
|
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| Shade of difference |
The Telegraph Quick |
23 Apr 2015 |
| Note Chelsea's side in Emirates after November showing a subtle difference |
The Telegraph Toughie |
05 Mar 2015 |
| Fine distinction |
|
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| Subtlety |
|
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| Detenu ancestors secreted shade of meaning |
|
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| Subtle distinction |
|
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| Subtle variation |
|
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| Subtlety |
|
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| Fine point |
|
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| Subtle aspect |
|
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| Subtle distinction |
|
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| Shade |
|
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| Small difference |
|
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| Shade of meaning |
|
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| Subtle distinction |
|
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| Subtle difference |
|
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| Delicate difference |
|
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| Subtle variation |
|
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| Subtle distinction |
|
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| Subtle distinction |
|
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| Careful writer's concern |
|
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| Subtle distinction |
|
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| Subtlety |
|
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| Subtlety |
|
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| Easy-to-overlook detail |
|
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| Perceptive person's detection |
|
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| Subtle difference |
|
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| Fine point |
|
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| Subtlety |
|
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| Subtlety |
|
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| Fine point |
|
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| It can be hard to detect |
|
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| It can be hard to detect |
|
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| Meaning often missed |
|
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| Shade |
|
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| Meaning often missed |
|
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| Shade of meaning |
|
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| Subtle distinction |
|
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| Subtle difference |
|
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| Perceptive person's detection |
|
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| Subtle shade |
|
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| Subtle difference |
|
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| Subtle difference |
|
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| Shading |
|
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| Hint |
|
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| Slight degree of difference |
|
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| Nicety |
|
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| Subtle distinction |
|
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| Subtle difference |
|
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| Subtlety |
|
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| Subtlety |
|
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| Subtlety |
|
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| Shade of meaning |
|
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| Subtle distinction |
|
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| Shade |
|
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| Shade of meaning |
|
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| Subtle difference |
|
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| Shade of meaning |
|
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| Hint |
|
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| Shading |
|
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| Gradation |
|
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| Delicate difference |
|
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| Nicety |
|
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| Slight variation |
|
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| Shade |
|
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| Shade of difference |
|
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| Subtle shading |
|
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| Subtle variation |
|
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| Hint |
|
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| A shade of difference. |
|
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| Gradation |
|
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| Gradation. |
|
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| Subtle shading. |
|
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| Delicate shade of meaning. |
|
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| Shade of meaning. |
|
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| Shade of difference. |
|
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| Shade of expression. |
|
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| Delicate gradation. |
|
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| Subtlety |
|
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| Subtle variation. |
|
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| Slight difference. |
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