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First In Line Last In Line First In Line In Short The End Of The Line Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is ELDEST which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: ELDEST

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RankLettersAnswerClue
199%6Exact Match!
230%3 Message communicated as "short-short-short, long-long-long, short-short-short"
330%5Last of its last in first: first of last?

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We think the answer is "ELDEST" which means:

    noun
  • • The offspring who came first in the order of birth
  • adjective satellite
  • • First in order of birth
  • adjective
  • • (of a player) receiving cards from the dealer first, before any other players.
  • • (of a hand) having higher, or superior cards.
  • • Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.
  • • Having been used and thus no longer new or unused.
  • • Having existed or lived for the specified time.
  • • (heading) of an earlier time.
  • • Tiresome after prolonged repetition.
  • • Said of subdued colors, particularly reds, pinks and oranges, as if they had faded over time.
  • • A grammatical intensifier, often used in describing something positive. (mostly in idioms like good old, big old and little old, any old and some old.)
  • • Excessive, abundant.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "My eldest brother is studying medicine."
  • • "She is my eldest sister."

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The Guardian Cryptic27 Nov 2014 Down 7
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