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Scotch: old fool at first returned one litre (4) Crossword Clue

Last seen in: The Guardian Cryptic · 2026-10-22

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(noun)

  1. a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button
  2. a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal
  3. picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector
  4. a device consisting of a flat or curved piece (as a metal plate) so that its surface reacts to the water it is passing through
  5. anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities

(verb)

  1. cover or back with foil
  2. hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
  3. enhance by contrast

(noun)

  1. whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still
  2. a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)

(verb)

  1. make a small cut or score into
  2. hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

(adjective)

  1. of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language

(adjective satellite)

  1. avoiding waste

1 Potential Answers:

  • 99% match 4 letters
    FOIL

    Scotch: old fool at first returned one litre (4) (4)

    The Guardian Cryptic · Oct 22, 2026

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