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6 letters · New York Times · Saturday, January 16, 2016 · 44-Down
Appeared in 6 New York Times Crosswords between July 1996 and January 2016.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · January 16, 2016 · 44-Down · 6 letters
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slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; "so dense he never understands anything I say to him"; "never met anyone quite so dim"; "although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray; "dumb officials make some really dumb decisions"; "he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"; "worked with the slow students"
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- Appeared in 2 New York Times Crosswords between July 1996 and December 2011.SLOW4 lettersanswer page
- Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Thursday, January 7, 2016.SOLID5 lettersanswer page
- Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Monday, May 16, 2011.THICK5 lettersanswer page
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