| What a spider spins |
Universal |
06 Dec 2025 |
| Second class fabric (4) |
The Sun Two Speed |
20 Nov 2025 |
| & 4D 2011 novel by Colin Falconer (4,4) |
Mirror Quiz |
01 Nov 2025 |
| Lingerie fabric |
Eugene Sheffer |
30 Oct 2025 |
| Fancy scarf fabric |
Universal |
11 Sep 2025 |
| Lingerie fabric |
Eugene Sheffer |
04 Sep 2025 |
| Blouse fabric |
Newsday |
04 Sep 2025 |
| Lingerie fabric |
Eugene Sheffer |
03 Sep 2025 |
| Lustrous fabric |
Commuter |
13 Aug 2025 |
| Bombyx gives it the 15 for bombax (4) |
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| Paratroopers "hit" it |
Newsday |
12 Jul 2025 |
| Material for QC (4) |
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| Makeup of a spider's web |
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| Lustrous fibre |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
03 Jul 2025 |
| Spider thread |
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| Sheer fabric |
The Sun Mini |
12 Jun 2025 |
| "___ Stalkings"; series for Rob Estes |
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| Fossil known to contain fibre (4) |
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| Smooth as ___ |
New York Times |
03 Jun 2025 |
| Material that resembles satin |
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| A soft lustrous fibre (4) |
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| Secretaries initially type material |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
10 May 2025 |
| Fabric made from fine threads produced by certain insect larvae |
Mirror Quiz |
09 May 2025 |
| One of those legal smoothies (4) |
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| Fibre produced by worm larvae (4) |
Puzzler |
24 Apr 2025 |
| Cocoon fabric |
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| Lingerie fabric |
Commuter |
09 Apr 2025 |
| KC (4) |
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| BBC series about a barristers' chambers (2011-2014) |
The Times Specialist Sunday |
30 Mar 2025 |
| Expensive hosiery: -- stockings |
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| Delicate expensive fabric (4) |
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| Fancy necktie fabric |
Newsday |
27 Jan 2025 |
| What the worm has turned? (4) |
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| Tasmania and Sydney Sixers batsman, Jordan ... (4) |
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| One of those courtroom smoothies (4) |
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| Lingerie fabric |
Eugene Sheffer |
13 Jan 2025 |
| KC ultimately seems kind |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
25 Dec 2024 |
| Robert Kilroy-_, one-time talk show host and MEP (4) |
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| Counsel possibly slick, getting Charlie off (4) |
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| Fine material made by insects or larvae used to make their cocoon (4) |
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| Luxurious robe material |
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| Fine shirt fabric |
Newsday |
18 Dec 2024 |
| Scarf stuff |
Wall Street Journal |
12 Dec 2024 |
| Fine soft lustrous fibre |
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| "Some are satin, some are steel, some are ___ and some are leather" (BillyJoel lyric) (4) |
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| Fine fabric that originated in China (4) |
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| Maxine Peake played a lawyer in this |
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| Fine lustrous fabric |
The Times Concise |
16 Nov 2024 |
| Garrya elliptica's common name is ___ tassel bush (4) |
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| Although less than 0.2% of the world's textile fibre market, what is still a multi-billion-dollar industry? (4) |
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| Fine lustrous fibre (4) |
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| Material to be taken by one advancing at the bar (4) |
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| Fiber from a cocoon |
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| Soft, smooth material |
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| Top of stuff, the same as is taken by QC (4) |
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| *Smooth material for a seemingly endless handkerchief that a magician might pull out from their pocket |
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| Mulberryworm thread |
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| Maxine Peak played a barrister in this |
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| Fabric used for the black covering of Mecca's Kaaba |
Universal |
22 Sep 2024 |
| A piece of satin or same type of fabric (4) |
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| Fine, soft thread produced by the larva of a kind of moth (4) |
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| The stuff a QC is made of? (4) |
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| fabric of the law? (4) |
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| Take ____, to become a King's or Queen's Counsel in law (4) |
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| Fabric first made in China |
Newsday |
30 Aug 2024 |
| Smooth, natural fiber |
Universal |
26 Aug 2024 |
| Lustrous fabric |
LA Times Daily |
09 Aug 2024 |
| Fine fabric |
Newsday |
04 Aug 2024 |
| Lustrous blouse fabric |
Newsday |
29 Jul 2024 |
| Parachute material |
Commuter |
26 Jul 2024 |
| 43 Down who's a KC |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
11 Jul 2024 |
| Fabric that can be used to make satin |
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| Point to type of material (4) |
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| Paragon of smoothness |
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| Necktie material |
Thomas Joseph |
20 Jun 2024 |
| Barrister - second class? |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
15 Jun 2024 |
| Glossy natural fabric (4) |
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| Soft lustrous fabric |
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| Fine pocket square material |
Universal |
08 Jun 2024 |
| Luxury fabric |
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| Tie material |
Wall Street Journal |
18 May 2024 |
| Fred Astaire's last great musical role was in ... Stockings |
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| Albiziaju/ibrissin or Persian - - - - tree with charming pink flowers (4) |
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| KC (second class) |
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| Lingerie fabric |
LA Times Mini |
14 Apr 2024 |
| QC's material to witness finally - the same in Scotland? (4) |
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| "___ Stalkings" (1991-99) |
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| Fine fabric for a kimono |
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| Former MEP who had his own chat show, Robert Kilroy-_ (4) |
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| It is material that a senior barrister has taken (4) |
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| Fabric variety |
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| Smooth, soft cloth |
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| It makes up many saris |
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| Spider-Man character who shares her name with a spider's product |
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| QC of the second kind (4) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
17 Jan 2024 |
| Bar member's kind after opening of sherry (4) |
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| Bar member's kind after opening of sherry |
The Telegraph Toughie |
10 Jan 2024 |
| Smooth lawyer! (4) |
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| (OBC) "Thy samite and thy-array/Are swathing-bands and coarsest hay" (4) |
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| Soft, incredibly lustrous kimono at the outset? (4) |
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| It may be smooth but takes endless skill to arrange (4) |
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| Smooth, luxurious fabric |
|
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| Fabric made from fine threads produced by certain insect larvae |
Mirror Quiz |
07 Dec 2023 |
| Fine necktie fabric |
Newsday |
27 Nov 2023 |
| Fine fibre produced by a spider to build its web (4) |
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| Material produced by a type of moth |
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| Material; top barrister |
The Telegraph Quick |
17 Nov 2023 |
| Fiber produced by many insects |
USA Today |
03 Nov 2023 |
| Epitome of smoothness |
New York Times |
15 Sep 2023 |
| Luxurious fiber harvested from cocoons |
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| Fabric of the ancient Chinese upper classes |
Universal |
19 Aug 2023 |
| Fancy, super-smooth material |
Family Time |
31 Jul 2023 |
| Cocoon fibre |
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| Kimono fabric |
USA Today |
25 Jun 2023 |
| Designer scarf material |
Newsday |
07 Jun 2023 |
| Something in a cocoon |
New York Times |
05 Feb 2023 |
| Fibre from a cocoon |
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| Caterpillar's produce? |
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| Worm product |
Family Time |
22 Jan 2023 |
| Necktie fabric |
Newsday |
08 Jan 2023 |
| Fiber from a cocoon |
|
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| Hanbok fabric |
USA Today |
28 Nov 2022 |
| Hanbok fabric |
USA Today |
25 Sep 2022 |
| Lustrous fabric |
The Times Concise |
16 Aug 2022 |
| Fine fabric |
Wall Street Journal |
01 Mar 2022 |
| Traditional fiber for koto strings |
USA Today |
08 Feb 2022 |
| ___ press (sleek hairstyle) |
USA Today |
27 Jan 2022 |
| Scarf material |
Wall Street Journal |
30 Nov 2021 |
| Material made by worms |
USA Today |
28 Sep 2021 |
| Lingerie fabric |
Eugene Sheffer |
02 Sep 2021 |
| Second kind of lawyer |
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| Fiber made by worms |
USA Today |
18 Aug 2021 |
| Second kind person given briefs? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
04 Aug 2021 |
| Necktie material |
Thomas Joseph |
27 May 2021 |
| Lustrous fabric |
Wall Street Journal |
17 May 2021 |
| Epitome of smoothness |
New York Times |
25 Apr 2021 |
| Web material |
The Times Concise |
14 Mar 2021 |
| Lawyer material |
|
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| Kimono fabric |
Newsday |
24 Jan 2021 |
| Fancy necktie fabric |
Newsday |
24 Nov 2020 |
| Hose material |
The Washington Post |
11 Nov 2020 |
| Hose material |
LA Times Daily |
11 Nov 2020 |
| Second type of material used in fateful 2 |
|
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| Scarf stuff |
Wall Street Journal |
08 Oct 2020 |
| Tie fabric |
Newsday |
27 Sep 2020 |
| Lingerie fabric |
Eugene Sheffer |
09 Sep 2020 |
| Qipao fabric |
USA Today |
02 Sep 2020 |
| Tie material |
Newsday |
28 Jun 2020 |
| ___ Road (one traveled by Marco Polo) |
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| Material for ties or fine sheets |
New York Times |
13 Apr 2020 |
| Kimono material |
Newsday |
12 Apr 2020 |
| Proverbially smooth advocate? |
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| Fine blouse fabric |
Newsday |
01 Oct 2019 |
| Big name in non-dairy products |
The New Yorker |
02 Sep 2019 |
| Fibre from a cocoon |
|
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| Fabric from an insect |
USA Today |
07 Jun 2019 |
| Traditional kimono fabric |
USA Today |
07 May 2019 |
| Lustrous fabric |
Premier Sunday |
31 Mar 2019 |
| Stocking material |
Premier Sunday |
17 Mar 2019 |
| _____ pajamas ( Valentine gift for men ) |
Canadiana |
04 Mar 2019 |
| Smooth sheet material |
New York Times |
26 Feb 2019 |
| ___ Road, route for Marco Polo |
New York Times |
11 Feb 2019 |
| ___ Road, route for Marco Polo |
|
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| Traditional kimono fabric |
|
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| Fabric from an insect |
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| Smooth sheet material |
|
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| Gown worn by a Queen's Counsel |
The Telegraph General Knowledge |
30 Dec 2018 |
| Fine necktie fabric |
Newsday |
24 Dec 2018 |
| Fabric of the earliest parachutes |
Newsday |
04 Nov 2018 |
| Lustrous fabric |
The Times Concise |
12 Oct 2018 |
| Traditional kimono fabric |
Newsday |
12 Aug 2018 |
| __ Road Ensemble, group initiated by Yo-Yo Ma |
LA Times Daily |
10 Aug 2018 |
| __ Road Ensemble, group initiated by Yo-Yo Ma |
The Washington Post |
10 Aug 2018 |
| Fabric being put back in stock list |
|
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| Material is kind on skin at first |
|
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| Smooth scarf material |
|
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| Fiber from domesticated insects |
USA Today |
28 Apr 2018 |
| Cocoon's makeup |
Universal |
11 Jan 2018 |
| Barrister that's soft and smooth |
|
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| Cocoon's makeup |
|
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| __ Road Ensemble, group initiated by Yo-Yo Ma |
|
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| Fiber from domesticated insects |
|
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| Lustrous fabric |
The Telegraph Quick |
25 Dec 2017 |
| Fancy tie material |
Family Time |
17 Dec 2017 |
| Fine thread of singular type |
|
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| No end to Kindle's fine material |
Irish Times Crosaire |
18 Sep 2017 |
| QC – sort after acquittals, ultimately |
|
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| Product of domesticated insects |
USA Today |
11 Jul 2017 |
| Smooth fibre produced by a kind of worm |
|
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| Material sourced from a worm, usually harvested as a cocoon |
|
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| Smoothness symbol |
The Washington Post |
10 Feb 2017 |
| Product of domesticated insects |
|
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| Lustrous fiber |
Wall Street Journal |
14 Dec 2016 |
| __-screen printing |
LA Times Daily |
07 Dec 2016 |
| Barrister |
The Telegraph Quick |
05 Nov 2016 |
| Part 2 of the word ladder |
New York Times |
27 Sep 2016 |
| Scarf material |
Universal |
02 Sep 2016 |
| Parachute material |
Wall Street Journal |
20 Aug 2016 |
| Eldest sister's description of fabric |
|
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| Popular soy-milk brand |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
05 Aug 2016 |
| First appearance of some kind legal representative |
|
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| Material of special kind |
|
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| Symbol of smoothness |
Newsday |
26 May 2016 |
| Stocking material |
New York Times |
14 Apr 2016 |
| Lustrous fibre |
The Telegraph Quick |
19 Mar 2016 |
| Cocoon makeup |
Wall Street Journal |
24 Feb 2016 |
| Fine thread |
Newsday |
20 Feb 2016 |
| Popular soy-milk brand |
|
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| Part 2 of the word ladder |
|
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| Society type in fine material |
|
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| Lustrous fabric |
USA Today |
17 Nov 2015 |
| Rich fabric |
The Telegraph Quick |
06 Jun 2015 |
| Web content |
New York Times |
22 May 2015 |
| Robe material |
Thomas Joseph |
10 Feb 2015 |
| Son, type that's brief |
The Telegraph Toughie |
03 Feb 2015 |
| Symbol of smoothness from son's family |
|
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| Web content |
|
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| "Lose Control" R&B band |
|
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| Lustrous fabric |
|
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| "Freak Me" R&Bers |
|
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| Fancy tie fabric |
|
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| Worm product |
|
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| Product of a domesticated insect |
|
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| Scarf material |
|
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| Scarf fabric, often |
|
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| Traditional kimono material |
|
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| *Lingerie material |
|
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| Tie material |
|
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| Traditional kimono fabric |
|
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| Fine fabric |
|
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| Symbol of smoothness |
|
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| Tie material |
|
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| Tie fabric |
|
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| Boz Scaggs "___ Degrees" |
|
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| Kimono fabric |
|
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| Parachute material |
|
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| Fine pajama material |
|
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| Epitome of smoothness |
|
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| Fancy tie material |
|
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| School class, it's taken by QC |
|
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| Product of some worms |
|
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| Epitome of smoothness |
|
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| *Soy milk brand |
|
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| Stocking material |
|
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| Product of some worms |
|
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| Corn detritus |
|
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| Epitome of smoothness |
|
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| Corn detritus |
|
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| *Soy milk brand |
|
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| Hairlike corn feature |
|
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| Hairlike corn feature |
|
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| Like some boxers |
|
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| Tie material |
|
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| Necktie fabric |
|
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| Fine shirt fabric |
|
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| Tie fabric |
|
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| Fancy tie material |
|
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| Fancy tie material |
|
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| Scarf fabric |
|
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| Parachute material |
|
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| Spun stuff |
|
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| Fancy hat fabric |
|
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| Fancy hat fabric |
|
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| Lustrous fabric |
|
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| Symbol of smoothness |
|
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| Jockey's material? |
|
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| Material for jockeys |
|
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| Spider stuff |
|
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| Suture material |
|
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| Old parachute fabric |
|
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| Old parachute fabric |
|
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| Another sleek fabric |
|
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| Fine fabric |
|
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| Epitome of smoothness |
|
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| Tie material |
|
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| Corn tassel |
|
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| Certain worm's product |
|
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| Cocoon fiber |
|
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| Scarf material |
|
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| Hair on a farmer's ears |
|
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| Parachute material |
|
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| Pajama material, perhaps |
|
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| Lingerie material |
|
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| Fine pajama fabric |
|
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| Worm product |
|
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| Tie fabric |
|
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| Worm product |
|
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| Fine pajama material |
|
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| Symbol of smoothness |
|
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| Kimono fabric |
|
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| Stovepipe material |
|
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| A shiny fabric |
|
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| Smooth as ____ |
|
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| Slinky material |
|
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| Kimono fabric |
|
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| Scarf material |
|
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| Stocking material |
|
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| Stocking material |
|
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| Cocoon covering |
|
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| Fine blouse fabric |
|
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| Necktie material |
|
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| Parachute material |
|
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| Tie material |
|
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| Worm type |
|
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| Fine fabric |
|
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| Crepe de Chine |
|
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| Hair net material |
|
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| Parachute material |
|
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| Hair net material |
|
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| Luxurious fabric |
|
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| Chute material |
|
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| Symbol of smoothness |
|
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| Natural fiber |
|
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| ___ Road (Marco Polo's trade route) |
|
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| Scarf material |
|
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| Fiber from a cocoon |
|
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| Tie stuff |
|
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| Worm product |
|
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| Natural chiffon fabric |
|
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| Fiber from cocoons |
|
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| Crepe de Chine |
|
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| Product of some worms |
|
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| Cr pe de Chine |
|
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| "Bombyx mori" product |
|
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| Cocoon makeup |
|
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| "Smooth as ___" |
|
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| Crepe de Chine, e.g. |
|
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| Fiber from a cocoon |
|
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| Regal material |
|
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| Lingerie material |
|
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| __ tree (mimosa) |
|
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| Luxurious fabric |
|
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| Hit the __ (bail out) |
|
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| ____ -stocking: aristocratic |
|
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| Porter's "____ Stockings" |
|
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| Jockey's material |
|
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| Crepe de Chine, e.g. |
|
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| Worm product |
|
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| Made by worms |
|
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| Symbol of smoothness |
|
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| Fine pajama material |
|
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| Slinky fabric |
|
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| Suture material |
|
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| Tie material |
|
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| Stocking material |
|
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| Fine stocking material |
|
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| Imported material |
|
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| Tie fabric |
|
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| Kimono fabric |
|
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| Parachute |
|
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| Smooth as ___ |
|
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| Suit or chute fabric |
|
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| Possible material for Old Glory |
|
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| Soft, lustrous fiber |
|
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| Hangchow export |
|
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| Jockey's blouse material |
|
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| Word with screen or stocking |
|
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| Cocoon product |
|
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| Fabric for a bridal gown |
|
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| Assamese export |
|
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| Insect product |
|
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| Eri's creation |
|
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| Pekin fiber |
|
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| Kind of hat or stocking |
|
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| Paduasoy material |
|
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| Nottingham fabric |
|
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| Kind of worm or weed |
|
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| Grogram material |
|
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| Fiber from a cocoon |
|
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| ___ stockings |
|
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| Kind of hat or worm |
|
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| Kind of hat |
|
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| Dress goods. |
|
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| Chinese export. |
|
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| Symbol of luxury. |
|
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| Symbol of smoothness. |
|
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| Floss. |
|
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| Luxurious fabric |
|
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| Regal material |
|
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| Soymilk product |
|
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| Rich fabric. |
|
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| Glossy fabric. |
|
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| Product of Bombyx Mori. |
|
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| Export of Japan. |
|
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| Parachute material. |
|
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| Product of Japan. |
|
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| Shantung. |
|
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| Material for an evening gown. |
|
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| Samite. |
|
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| Surah or samite. |
|
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| Material |
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| Fabric. |
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| Fabric |
|
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| Symbol of softness |
|
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| Nylon's stand-in. |
|
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| Tussah or surah. |
|
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| Hit the ___. |
|
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| Taffeta. |
|
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| Corn tassel. |
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