Delicate
Crossword Clue and Answers

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We most recently saw this clue in Irish Independent - Simple.

We deem Delicate to be a VERY COMMON crossword clue as we've seen it more than 18 times in a variety of crossword publications.

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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"

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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

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