ADJECTIVE: "cleverly self-referential" Crossword Clue

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ADJECTIVE: "cleverly self-referential" Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

REFERENTIAL (adjective)
1. referring or pointing to something
ADJECTIVE (adjective)
1. of or relating to or functioning as an adjective
2. relating to court practice and procedure as opposed to the principles of law
ADJECTIVE (noun)
1. a word that expresses an attribute of something
2. the word class that qualifies nouns

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22. NOUN: "a collection of things thrown one on another"

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24. ADJECTIVE: "transported or transmitted [by]"

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