Heavenly body with a tail Crossword Clue
5 letters · New York Times · Monday, March 16, 2015 · 69-Across
Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Monday, March 16, 2015.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · March 16, 2015 · 69-Across · 5 letters
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(astronomy) a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit
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