Delicate
Crossword Clue and Answers
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We most recently saw this clue in Irish Independent - Simple.
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Publications
- Irish Independent - Simple - Saturday, 4 Dec 2021
- The Sun Cryptic - Monday, 25 Jan 2021
- Irish Independent - Simple - Friday, 13 Nov 2020
- Irish Independent - Simple - Friday, 7 Aug 2020
- The Guardian Speedy - Sunday, 31 Mar 2019
- The Guardian Quick - Tuesday, 24 Jul 2018
Crossword Answers
4 letters
AIRY
Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air; "figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away"- Thomas Carlyle; "aerial fancies"; "an airy apparition"; "physical rather than ethereal forms"
LACY
Made of or resembling lace; "a lacy gown"; "a lacy leaf"
SOFT
(of sound) relatively low in volume; "soft voices"; "soft music"
FINE
Money extracted as a penalty
NICE
A city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean; the leading resort on the French Riviera
5 letters
GROWN
(of animals) fully developed; "an adult animal"; "a grown woman"
CRISP
FRAIL
A basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs)
6 letters
DAINTY
Affectedly dainty or refined
SUBTLE
Able to make fine distinctions; "a subtle mind"
TOUCHY
Difficult to handle; requiring great tact; "delicate negotiations with the big powers";"hesitates to be explicit on so ticklish a matter"; "a touchy subject"
TENDER
Given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality; "a tender heart"; "a tender smile"; "tender loving care"; "tender memories"; "a tender mother"
7 letters
FRAGILE
Easily broken or damaged or destroyed; "a kite too delicate to fly safely"; "fragile porcelain plates"; "fragile old bones"; "a frail craft"
8 letters
FINESPUN
Developed in excessively fine detail; "finespun distinctions"
TICKLISH
Difficult to handle; requiring great tact; "delicate negotiations with the big powers";"hesitates to be explicit on so ticklish a matter"; "a touchy subject"
9 letters
SENSITIVE
Someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead; "he consulted several mediums"
SQUEAMISH
Excessively fastidious and easily disgusted; "too nice about his food to take to camp cooking"; "so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow"
10 letters
FLOWERLIKE