| Rough |
The Telegraph Quick |
05 Mar 2026 |
| Odd country club occasion cut short |
The Times Cryptic |
19 Jan 2026 |
| Irregular |
Thomas Joseph |
12 Jan 2026 |
| Bumpy |
Wall Street Journal |
11 Dec 2025 |
| Like some bars in gymnastics |
New York Times |
22 Sep 2025 |
| Bumpy |
Wall Street Journal |
30 Aug 2025 |
| Not equal (6) |
Puzzler |
09 Aug 2025 |
| Not level |
Commuter |
31 Jul 2025 |
| Inconsistent leader withdrew from June 5 election, gutted |
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| Adam's wife and the nun not on the level? (6) |
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| Bumpy, which is odd (6) |
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| Oddly rough? Certainly not smooth and level! (6) |
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| Not level |
Universal |
30 Jun 2025 |
| Not level |
USA Today |
22 Jun 2025 |
| Not level or regular (6) |
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| Inconsistent |
Newsday |
01 Jun 2025 |
| To be bumpy is odd? (6) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
20 May 2025 |
| Not all square and knobbly (6) |
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| A string of fun events may be inconsistent (6) |
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| Not equal, an ... contest |
|
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| Bumpy a odd? (6) |
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| The United Nations are still rough (6) |
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| Odd, like this clue (6) |
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| ___ numbers: 1,3,5,etc.(NUN EVE anagram) (6) |
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| Bumpy (road) |
The Sun Mini |
06 Feb 2025 |
| Bumpy, not level |
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| Such a load can be a problem for freight trains (6) |
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| Not having been smoothed over, which is odd (6) |
|
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| Shun events in which the central characters are not evenly matched (6) |
|
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| Rugged? That's odd (6) |
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| Bumpy (6) |
The Guardian Quick |
28 Dec 2024 |
| (Of a contest) not equal (6) |
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| Rough and bumpy (6) |
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| Odd not to be smooth? (6) |
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| Bumpy |
|
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| Irregular or inequable (6) |
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| Rough, so must be odd? (6) |
|
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| Sinner poking agitated nun, which is irregular |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
21 Oct 2024 |
| Not on the level? That's odd! (6) |
|
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| It's rough for the United Nations surprisingly enough (6) |
|
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| Jerky served up inside Argentine venue |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
03 Oct 2024 |
| Peacekeeping body still not consistent (6) |
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| Unequally matched, so it's not on the level (6) |
|
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| Irregular United Nations flat (6) |
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| Irregular |
The Telegraph Quick |
12 Sep 2024 |
| Revolutionary new cycling arena maybe lopsided |
The Telegraph Toughie |
05 Sep 2024 |
| Rocky |
New York Times |
02 Sep 2024 |
| Malevolent ill will caused when sanitariums have no stair (6) |
|
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| Bumpy |
|
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| Irregular |
Wall Street Journal |
07 Aug 2024 |
| In this contest the two sides are not well-matched |
|
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| Roughly odd? (6) |
|
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| Like a bumpy road |
Universal |
05 Jul 2024 |
| Irregular, inequable (6) |
|
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| Rough venue rebuilt by end of season (6) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
14 Jun 2024 |
| Not having got revenge on for being rough (6) |
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| In June, ventriloquists find things rough (6) |
|
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| Roughly at odds? (6) |
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| Like a cobblestone road |
USA Today |
18 Mar 2024 |
| Bumpy, so must be odd? (6) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
16 Mar 2024 |
| Odd and not on the level (6) |
|
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| Odd vigil held by distraught nun |
|
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| The nun dressed the girl in, which is quite irregular (6) |
|
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| Odd ! Virgin held by distraught nun ? (6) |
|
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| Lopsided French one with venerable abbreviation (6) |
|
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| In June, Venice is rough (6) |
|
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| Not balanced |
Puzzler Backwords |
17 Jan 2024 |
| It's rough to be seen in a French uniform (6) |
|
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| Not equal |
Puzzler Backwords |
24 Nov 2023 |
| Inconsistent |
The Guardian Quick |
18 Nov 2023 |
| Like rough ground? That's odd |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
09 Oct 2023 |
| United Nations party cut short? That's odd |
The Times Cryptic |
01 Sep 2023 |
| Bobbly |
The Guardian Quick |
31 May 2023 |
| Rough, bumpy |
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| Lopsided |
USA Today |
10 Feb 2023 |
| Bumpy |
The Telegraph Quick |
28 Sep 2022 |
| Bumpy |
Thomas Joseph |
13 Sep 2022 |
| Like a cut from an amateur barber, perhaps |
Wall Street Journal |
07 Jun 2022 |
| Crooked |
Thomas Joseph |
28 May 2022 |
| Jagged |
|
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| Jagged |
LA Times Daily |
01 May 2022 |
| Rough or jagged |
|
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| Going through a rough patch as not going steady? |
|
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| Varying in quality |
|
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| Not uniform |
|
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| Going through a rough patch as not going steady? |
|
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| Rough, bumpy |
|
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| Rough, jagged |
|
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| Going through a rough patch as not going steady? |
|
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| Irregular |
The Telegraph Quick |
15 Oct 2021 |
| Rough, jagged |
|
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| Jagged, bumpy |
The Telegraph Quick |
26 Sep 2021 |
| Not level, as a floor |
|
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| Irregular |
Thomas Joseph |
30 Aug 2021 |
| Rough, bumpy |
|
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| Going through a rough patch as not going steady? |
|
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| Not smooth or flat |
|
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| Odd nun eventually getting cut down to size |
|
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| Rough, bumpy |
|
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| Lacking consistency |
USA Today |
17 Jan 2021 |
| Irregular |
USA Today |
05 Jan 2021 |
| Not level |
USA Today |
27 Dec 2020 |
| Irregular |
Thomas Joseph |
23 Nov 2020 |
| Rough, jagged |
|
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| Not uniform |
The Sun Two Speed |
14 Aug 2020 |
| Rugged nun excited about Eve |
The Sun Two Speed |
14 Aug 2020 |
| Not uniform |
|
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| Not level or smooth |
The Times Concise |
25 Jul 2020 |
| Craggy regions of Neptune/Venus |
|
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| Craggy regions of Neptune/Venus |
|
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| Needing leveling |
Universal |
05 Dec 2019 |
| Lopsided |
Wall Street Journal |
03 Dec 2019 |
| Going through a rough patch as not going steady? |
|
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| As inconsistent as this clue? |
|
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| Asymmetric |
Premier Sunday |
02 Jun 2019 |
| Odd |
The Telegraph Quick |
23 May 2019 |
| Not level |
Eugene Sheffer |
13 Apr 2019 |
| Bumpy drive finally fenced in by a French priest |
|
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| Lopsided |
New York Times |
26 Mar 2019 |
| Lopsided |
|
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| Lopsided |
|
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| Lopsided |
Premier Sunday |
11 Nov 2018 |
| . Crooked nun excitedly welcoming the first woman ... |
|
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| Irregular |
Newsday |
26 Aug 2018 |
| Crooked |
Premier Sunday |
26 Aug 2018 |
| Odd United Nations part of programme cut short |
|
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| Bumpy |
Thomas Joseph |
09 Jul 2018 |
| Going through a rough patch in organisation from 2 down |
|
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| Inconsistent |
Newsday |
20 May 2018 |
| Crooked |
New York Times |
28 Apr 2018 |
| Crooked |
|
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| 60 per cent of routine is odd |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
12 Dec 2017 |
| Irregular or inconsistent -- and odd? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
03 Dec 2017 |
| Hardly uniform |
Universal |
27 Aug 2017 |
| University's top lady kidnapped by two knights? That's rough! |
|
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| Odd description of something rough |
|
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| Like some bars |
New York Times |
13 Jul 2017 |
| Rough -- as are odds? |
The Telegraph Toughie |
05 Jul 2017 |
| Rough |
The Telegraph Quick |
27 May 2017 |
| Bumpy or irregular |
|
|
| Not level |
The Telegraph Quick |
23 May 2017 |
| Not uniform or level |
Universal |
18 May 2017 |
| Patchy |
The Telegraph Quick |
26 Jan 2017 |
| Not on the level? |
Universal |
10 Jan 2017 |
| Not uniform or level |
|
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| Hardly uniform |
|
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| Like some bars |
|
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| Not on the level? |
|
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| Lopsided |
Newsday |
08 Nov 2016 |
| Erratic |
|
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| In Paris an archdeacon's odd |
The Telegraph Toughie |
20 Oct 2016 |
| Not level |
The Times Concise |
10 Oct 2016 |
| Bumpy |
Wall Street Journal |
12 Sep 2016 |
| Entertainment not started yet? That's not fair |
|
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| In need of leveling |
LA Times Daily |
22 Jun 2016 |
| Like some parallel bars |
LA Times Daily |
02 Jun 2016 |
| In need of leveling |
USA Today |
20 Mar 2016 |
| Rough concert venue close to London |
|
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| Going through a rough patch or not going steady? |
|
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| The odds for Rocky perhaps? |
|
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| Lopsided |
USA Today |
09 Feb 2016 |
| Bumpy |
LA Times Daily |
07 Feb 2016 |
| Inconsistent comedian at last packing questionable venue |
|
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| In need of leveling |
|
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| Like some parallel bars |
|
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| Lopsided |
|
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| Bumpy |
|
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| Not smooth or level |
The Times Concise |
16 Dec 2015 |
| Bumpy |
The Telegraph Quick |
08 Dec 2015 |
| Sawn off weapon's still irregular |
|
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| Rough? That's odd |
|
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| A French flat for Rocky |
|
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| It's not the flat for David and Goliath, for example |
|
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| Organisation with 6 down is not consistent |
|
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| Like a bumpy road that's odd |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
06 Mar 2015 |
| In need of leveling |
|
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| Possibly odd Tyneside sports location shortly to be erected |
|
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| Spotty |
|
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| Irregular |
|
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| Rugged or rocky |
|
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| Not balanced |
|
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| Bumpy |
|
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| Not equally balanced |
|
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| Tilted |
|
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| Lopsided |
|
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| Like bars that are often near horses |
|
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| Like some bars |
|
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| Rugged |
|
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| Rugged |
|
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| In need of leveling |
|
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| Wobbly |
|
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| Not on the level |
|
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| Spotty |
|
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| Spotty |
|
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| Lopsided |
|
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| Rough |
|
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| Rough |
|
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| Irregular |
|
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| One-sided |
|
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| One-sided |
|
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| Not uniform |
|
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| Not level |
|
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| Jagged |
|
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| Lopsided |
|
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| Like a mountain trail |
|
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| Spotty |
|
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| Jagged |
|
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| Jagged |
|
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| Bumpy |
|
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| Like 1, 3 and 5 |
|
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| Not on the level? |
|
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| Varied |
|
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| Odd |
|
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| Rough |
|
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| Irregular |
|
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| Spotty |
|
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| Not fair |
|
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| Not equally balanced |
|
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| Rugged or rocky |
|
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| Lopsided |
|
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| Not consistent |
|
|
| Hit-or-miss |
|
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| Inconsistent |
|
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| One-sided |
|
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| Bumpy |
|
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| One-sided |
|
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| Rough |
|
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| Ragged |
|
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| Askew |
|
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| Inconsistent |
|
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| Like 1 3 and 5 |
|
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| Jagged |
|
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| Ragged |
|
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| Rugged |
|
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| Ragged |
|
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| Bumpy |
|
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| Erose |
|
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| Like 1, 3 and 5 |
|
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| Ragged |
|
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| Lopsided |
|
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| Erose |
|
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| Like barn floors |
|
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| One-sided |
|
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| Ragged |
|
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| Varying |
|
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| Erose. |
|
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| Lopsided. |
|
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| Irregular. |
|
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| Awry. |
|
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| Odd. |
|
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| Rough. |
|
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| Rugged. |
|
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| Not uniform |
|
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| Not parallel. |
|
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