Less clean, as a chimney NYT Crossword Clue

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Answer: →52.

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Clue & Answer Definitions

  • CHIMNEY (noun)
    1. a glass flue surrounding the wick of an oil lamp
    2. a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
  • CLEAN (verb)
    1. make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from
    2. clean one’s body or parts thereof, as by washing
  • CLEAN (adjective)
    1. free of restrictions or qualifications
    2. free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed
  • CLEAN (adverb)
    1. completely; used as intensifiers
    2. in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating
  • CLEAN (noun)
    1. a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead

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