Slow on the uptake Crossword Clue

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Slow on the uptake Crossword Answer

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DENSE

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THICKWITTED

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Helpful Hints

(adjective)
1. lacking in insight or discernment
2. slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

UPTAKE (noun)
1. the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
2. a process of taking up or using up or consuming
SLOW (verb)
1. cause to proceed more slowly
2. become slow or slower
SLOW (adverb)
1. of timepieces
2. without speed (`slow’ is sometimes used informally for `slowly’)
SLOW (adjective)
1. so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
2. slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

DENSE
(5 letters)
THICKWITTED
(11 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

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BUTEOS

More The Guardian Quick Crossword (8/7/2026) Answers

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Down

1. A person of consequence

2. Ornamental garden building

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5. Competitor

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7. Plant which reproduces via spores

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