An essential pole switched, then handed down — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 9–letter crossword clue “An essential pole switched, then handed down”? This page covers its appearance in Guardian Cryptic on 5th Apr 2007. You can reveal the answer at your pace — one letter at a time or the whole word in one go. We also provide helpful extras where available: an AI-generated hint, a dictionary definition, other clues that share the same answer, and a jumbled-letters view for quick anagramming.
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The answer to “An essential pole switched, then handed down” is ANCESTRAL (9 letters).
We last saw “An essential pole switched, then handed down” in Guardian Cryptic on 5th Apr 2007.
The 9-letter answer for “An essential pole switched, then handed down” is ANCESTRAL.
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